The Virginia State Corporation Commission will allow documents detailing an internal investigation into NextEra Energy’s failed attempt to acquire a Florida utility.

The EPA announced it will disburse $37 million to localities to aid Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction and clean up efforts.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger released the commonwealth’s latest energy plan on Thursday, marking the first long-range blueprint of her term for how Virginia can meet its growing energy demands and achieve ...

Louisa officials reject altered power line path and call for a total end to the project.

Virginia environmental advocacy organizations are trying to determine the full extent of impacts from President Donald Trump’s rescission of a landmark Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction law last week...

Advocacy group argues NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in the $67 billion merger case.

Attorney General Jay Jones told state regulators Friday that they should reset the 180-day review time period for the $67 billion Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger proposal.

Virginia’s 1st Congressional District is drawing national attention, as parties eye a potential flip from red to blue.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Friday unveiled a package of legislative proposals to rein in the data center industry in Virginia, with goals of tighter environmental regulations, increased cost allocatio...

Two members of Virginia’s congressional delegation have introduced bills creating more standards for data centers.

The State Corporation Commission has ordered additional chances for the public to officially testify in the case for the proposed NextEra-Dominion merger.

Orange County man plans to leave behind century-old farm if the energy project is approved

In a crowded school cafeteria in Cumberland Monday evening, residents of the rural county  gathered to hear Dominion Energy representatives detail the gas plant the utility is pitching to the local le...

The plan could shift more energy cost to large-load customers while raising concerns about increased use of backup diesel generators.

Amazon Web Services is changing course on how a King George data center project will get its water after an application to renew a groundwater permit allowing withdrawals of up to 6.4 million gallons ...

Just days after failed trade talks between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney prompted new sweeping tariffs and threats of retaliation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., sat down...

After the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released a 117-page report indicating that available groundwater east of Interstate-95 is “declining (in) availability in the near future,” the a...

The United States Department of Agriculture is nearing a full repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects millions of acres of virgin forestland nationwide.

Experts tell state lawmakers the potential energy titan’s impact to ratepayers remains uncertain

Advocates, lawmakers push SCC to scrutinize the company’s energy need calculations and practices.

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...

The public will have the opportunity to weigh in on the potential changes ahead of board’s final decision this fall

RICHMOND, VA — In a new op-ed for the Washington Post, Governor Abigail Spanberger announced that she will intervene in the proposed $67 billion merger between Florida-based NextEra Energy and Dominio...

More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators. The Stat...

State senators ask governor to convene a special session to consider and pass policies to rein in water use in the Virginia Coastal Plain aquifer system.

Supervisor presses board to pause review of data center applications amid comprehensive plan review

From the driveway of his Louisa home and business, Austin Newsome sees dozens of dump trucks barrel down Route 33 most days, hauling dirt and other debris. The road is stained rusty red from the soil ...

On Thursday evening, dozens of Goochland residents donned red t-shirts and held signs that spelled out their displeasure with the idea of multiple data centers being built in the county’s technology o...

State lawmakers call on Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call a special session to extend the review period for the Dominion-NextEra merger.

As connection queues grow, data center companies propose to build out their own power, with many of them eyeing natural gas turbines.

State Corporation Commission now has six months to review the merits of the deal and decide to approve or reject it.

Consumer advocates have joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration to argue that data centers should pay for transmission lines.

State senator confirms criminal investigation into landfill owners' actions.

Prince William County supervisors voted against a rezoning proposal for the Dulles Cloud South data center project.

From AOL’s arrival in Ashburn to today’s AI-driven boom, Virginia became the backbone of the internet economy. Now lawmakers look to regulate the blooming industry.

With new state dollars granted by the General Assembly scientists and lawmakers plan to examine the menhaden population inside the Chesapeake Bay.

A new tax has been activated for data centers, the most energy-intensive industry in Virginia, through a provision of the two-year state budget the legislature finalized Monday.  The spending plan pre...

Officials say $650 million from RGGI fund to be split between flood mitigation projects and energy efficiency for low-income residents.

The Virginia General Assembly allocated $10.6 million for DEQ to help contain toxic leachate spilling from Shoosmith Landfill in Chesterfield County.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has pitched the possibility of leasing areas of the outer continental shelf off Virginia’s shores for mineral mining.

Energy consumption tax will reap $1.2 for the state over the biennium

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.

On Tuesday, the Virginia Senate released its latest budget proposal that preserves a sales and use tax exemption for the data center industry.

Residents say saving the island means preserving a unique aspect of Virginia history and culture while also protecting critical wildlife habitats that surround it.

A group of bipartisan house members, unveiled the chamber’s latest budget proposal which they framed as a “compromise package”.

Mussel plantings hope to reintroduce alewife floaters, which had gone nearly extinct due to the dam.

Federal agriculture leaders announce $60 million grant fund for meat, poultry processors