Climate and Energy News Roundup: March 2024
New research finds that the oceans are hotter than they’ve ever been in modern times—having smashed previous heat records for at least seven years in a row.
New research finds that the oceans are hotter than they’ve ever been in modern times—having smashed previous heat records for at least seven years in a row.
Dominion Energy, Inc. plans to sell a 50 percent noncontrolling interest in the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind commercial project.
Last year, more than 40% of the Earth’s surface was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer beyond the pre-industrial era.
Leading scientists warn that it’s “becoming inevitable” that countries will miss the ambitious target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius that they set eight years ago at the Paris Climate Agreement.
A leader in nuclear energy will invest nearly $50 million to expand, modernize and enhance its facilities in Lynchburg.
A new study by legendary climate scientist James Hansen and his colleagues has found that global warming is accelerating faster than anticipated.
Tony Elliott has a clean slate with Virginia Tech as the head coach at Virginia, which in the UVA-Tech series gives him a leg up, given how things have gone over the past, oh, couple of decades.
A comprehensive settlement submitted yesterday is pending approval by the State Corporation Commission in early 2024.
Recent research indicates that accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century.
The third annual Rocktown Energy Festival returns to Harrisonburg on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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