NextEra, which owns a 33% stake in MVP, aims to cash in on that demand and hopes Virginians have forgotten about their role in the damage to our water and lands.

Right now, the only way to weigh in on the NextEra-Dominion merger is to submit your phone number to the State Corporation Commission, sign up for one of three windows in November, and wait for a call without knowing when it will come. The Commission’s own instructions warn witnesses to “be prepared to stay as long as it takes” because the calling order can change. That’s not meaningful access. It’s asking people to clear an afternoon or evening for a chance to speak. A field hearing gives people a specific time and place in their community that they can actually plan for. NextEra wants to buy Dominion Energy for $67 billion, the largest utility merger in U.S. history. The SCC has held in-person hearings in other cases over the past year. Three state senators and five delegates representing Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the Fredericksburg region have already asked the SCC to provide that same kind of access in this case. A $67 billion merger that would reshape who owns and operates the grid serving Dominion customers across Virginia deserves at least the level of public access the Commission has already made room for elsewhere. This isn’t about whether the merger should be approved. It’s about ensuring a fair process with adequate public engagement, so Virginians have a real opportunity to be heard before a decision is made.

On July 16, the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company signed a proposed consent order by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that would levy a $179,068 fine against the company for failur...

With the clock ticking on the six-month window for the State Corporation Commission to decide whether Dominion Energy should be allowed to merge with the Florida-based NextEra Energy, Lt. Gov. Ghazala...

In response to the proposed MVP Boost project, which would expand the existing MVP mainline capacity and construct a new compressor station, Mountain Valley Watch, a program of POWHR, is launching air...

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The Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 10, at 6:30 PM at the Montgomery County Government Center, 2nd Floor Board Chambers, 755 Roanoke Street Christiansburg, VA. County. Res...

Local organizing stopped a major fossil-fuel project in Virginia—for now. Help make sure federal regulators do not revive it. Sign the letter to reject the MVP Boost!

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.

Three environmental groups sent two San Antonio data centers a notice of intent to sue for failing to secure permits as major air polluters.

Virginia families are about to get stuck with the bill for an out-of-state corporate takeover. NextEra wants regulators to approve its acquisition of Dominion Energy, and ratepayers like you will be...

The Mountain Valley Pipeline filed a letter Friday with the federal government, defending their plan to build a compressor station in Montgomery County.

On today’s show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill is buzzing about the power of POWHR (Protect Our Water Heritage and Rights). Whenever nonprofits have to go up against big for-profit companies it’s...

Local Montgomery County resident reflects on the Eastmont community garden as vital community infrastructure and the harms and risks associated with the proposed Swann Compressor Station.

Press Release on July 2, 2026 - Virginia DEQ has stopped processing the air permit for the proposed Swann Compressor Station.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 2, 2026 CONTACT Eric Stamps, Media and Communications, (804) 372-8036, eric@powhr.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org&n...

Heatwaves and severe weather are raising risks for AI data centers, from grid strain to higher insurance and repair costs.

The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different categor…

Members of a state advisory council said they plan to draft a letter to the governor expressing concern over the Swann Compressor Station where more than half of nearby residents

A contradiction between Montgomery County actions has halted permitting for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Swann Compressor Station, leaving the project without an active air permit application.

Most localities in the state don’t have specific standards to manage water conservation for the digital facilities during dry periods, which use massive amounts of water daily.

Most localities in the state don’t have specific standards to manage water conservation for the digital facilities during dry periods, which use massive amounts of water daily.

A contradiction between Montgomery County actions has halted permitting for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Swann Compressor Station, leaving the project without an active air permit application.

A contradiction between Montgomery County actions has halted permitting for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Swann Compressor Station, leaving the project without an active air permit application.

With rumors of a possible center being built in Monroe County, residents are concerned about what this means for their way of life.