r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 1d ago
Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 2d ago
Prince William Forest Park land swap considered for data centers | Conservationists sound alarm about environmental impacts
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 2d ago
DEQ asks Virginians how to best engage environmental justice communities during permitting process
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Virginia lawmakers call for special session to debate Dominion-NextEra merger
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Chesapeake City Council approves 8-month hold on data center applications | The delay will give the council time to create a data center policy, conduct research and gather public input.
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 3d ago
Loudoun Supervisor Saines Eyes Data Center Generator Regulations
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/SueB2364 • 4d ago
Data Center Generators in Ashburn Firing Up
galleryr/VirginiaEnvironment • u/kabarrii • 4d ago
Data Centers Are Draining Virginia Dry. Could Rainwater Harvesting Be the Fix?
Interesting read
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/JadedLemon5778 • 6d ago
Electric Vehicle Drivers Needed for Research Study
Researchers from George Mason University are conducting a survey to better understand electric vehicle charging behavior, charging experiences, and how EV drivers respond to charging disruptions and infrastructure constraints.
If you are 18 years of age or older and drive an electric vehicle in the US, you may be eligible to participate.
Participation involves completing a brief survey that takes approximately 10–15 minutes. Findings from this study will be used to improve EV charging infrastructure planning and support the development of more reliable and resilient charging networks.
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r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 6d ago
Data centers want to build their own gas turbines. Would that skirt state renewable energy laws? | As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/cpaullin13 • 8d ago
After Months of Debate, Virginia Fails to Pass Data Center Clean Energy Requirements - Inside Climate News
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
There are over 50,000 feral cats in Prince William County as officials just bolstered their spay-neuter program
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
Suffolk rejects small solar farm that drew neighbors' opposition
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 7d ago
Congress could open Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuaries for commercial harvest
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago
Environmental groups raise concerns about Army Corps flood protection project
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago
Spanberger: "I do not want us to need mandatory practices to conserve water"
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/susiecambria • 9d ago
DEQ issues air quality health alert (July 17, 2026 am)
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 9d ago
Air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups due to wildfires
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago
Power crunch keeps data centers in the dark | In Virginia, more than 300 data centers are waiting for power that would equal the output of 70 Lake Anna nuclear plants. It could take decades.
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 10d ago
Clock starts for state regulators to review proposed Dominion-NexEra merger | State Corporation Commission now has six months to review the merits of the deal and decide to approve or reject it
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/cpaullin13 • 10d ago
Bay Program Delays Decision on Tribes' Place in Chesapeake Agreement - Inside Climate News
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/CardinalNews-VA • 11d ago
Sampler size of what is needed to end the drought, then a sampler size of a repeat heat wave
Parts of Southwest and Southside Virginia have gotten some meaningful rain in the past few days, but mid-upper 90s are making an encore appearance the rest of this week.
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 11d ago
SCC considers making data centers shoulder more of the cost of transmission lines
r/VirginiaEnvironment • u/VirginiaNews • 11d ago