Climate and Energy News Roundup: November 2025
The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley is organizing a Climate Action Celebration and Call to Action at the Massanutten Regional Library on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley is organizing a Climate Action Celebration and Call to Action at the Massanutten Regional Library on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
An invasive pest is targeting boxwood shrubs, and it has now been detected for the first time in Virginia.
Three communities will receive a combined $13 million to support crisis services including receiving centers and stabilization units.
Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan is asking the Department of Homeland Security to cease courthouse raids in Virginia and nationwide.
A growing number of invasive spotted lanternfly nymphs are invading backyard gardens, and in Virginia, it appears they are here to stay.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has lifted drought advisories for the entire state, thanks to plentiful rainfall.
Despite the rain, Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah region of the state remain in a drought watch, according to the DEQ.
A large swath of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland are part of a flood watch issued by the National Weather Service.

A Virginia attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing false tax returns to the IRS causing a loss to the agency of more than $350,000.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, in coordination with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, has expanded its drought watch advisory to now include 44 counties, including our base of operations, Augusta County.
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