Earl Zimmerman | Climate and energy news roundup
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Local advocates are petitioning to bring passenger rail to Harrisonburg and the surrounding Shenandoah Valley in Virginia’s 2026 State Rail Plan.
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Roddy Scheer | Has climate change had any impact on global wine production?
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Eight out of the ten hottest years on record have occurred in the past decade. Thus, it is no surprise that rising global temperatures have had a significant impact on wine production.
Earl Zimmerman | Roundup of what’s making news in the climate, environment
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released a report revealing significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk.
Earl Zimmerman | What’s making news in climate, environment, energy
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State Senate President Louise Lucas, Virginia’s immovable power broker, has clashed with Gov. Spanberger over lucrative state tax incentives for data centers
Have we already begun to see a significant sea level rise as a result of climate change?
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According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, sea levels have been relatively well-documented throughout the course of human history, making the recent sea level rise particularly noticeable.
Notebook: What’s making news today in the climate, environmental circles
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Virginia has one chance to critically assess NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy.
What California local climate does to material selection
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In California, fence specifications work reasonably well in some parts of the state and underperform significantly in others.
Earl Zimmerman: What’s making news in climate, energy, environment
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Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy plan to merge to form the largest utility in the U.S. Clean Virginia, a nonprofit advocacy organization, urges extreme caution that this mega-merger does not put corporate profits ahead of customers.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: Are fossil fuel interests actually losing now?
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The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill to extend the EnergyShare program of Dominion Energy to 2038 and increase its budget.
Harrisonburg: City plants 10K trees on tree farm as part of climate effort
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A contractor planted more than 10,000 trees on City of Harrisonburg-owned tree farm this spring as part of an effort by the city to meet its climate goals.
