Earl Zimmerman | Climate and energy news roundup
Virginia became the first state in the country to launch a statewide bulk-purchasing campaign for rooftop solar to bring down the cost for households.
Virginia became the first state in the country to launch a statewide bulk-purchasing campaign for rooftop solar to bring down the cost for households.
Local advocates are petitioning to bring passenger rail to Harrisonburg and the surrounding Shenandoah Valley in Virginia’s 2026 State Rail Plan.
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.
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.
State Senate President Louise Lucas, Virginia’s immovable power broker, has clashed with Gov. Spanberger over lucrative state tax incentives for data centers
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.
Virginia has one chance to critically assess NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy.
In California, fence specifications work reasonably well in some parts of the state and underperform significantly in others.
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.
The Virginia General Assembly passed a bill to extend the EnergyShare program of Dominion Energy to 2038 and increase its budget.
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