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.
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Waynesboro: DEQ says it’s OK for Northrop Grumman to pollute our environment
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Alright, Step 1, the effort at getting the Virginia DEQ to slow things down on the request of Northrop Grumman for a permit that would allow the release of hazardous air pollutants into our local environment, success.
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.
Waynesboro Schools hold Multicultural Festival: Brave move, in current environment
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At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s at least possible that two members of Waynesboro City Council want to call the Trump regime over the Multicultural Festival that Waynesboro Public Schools held at Kate Collins Middle School on Tuesday.
What’s making news in climate, environment: January 2026 update
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Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger detailed her plans to make utility bills more affordable, as the cost of electricity continues to rise.
Environment | Revocation of conservation rule endangers 45M acres of public lands
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The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule established prohibitions on road construction on nearly 60 million acres of public lands.
Roddy Scheer | Any ideas on how to engage my teenager on climate, the environment?
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Climate change details the rapid increase of Earth’s temperature resulting from the excessive emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Roddy Scheer | Is artificial turf bad for the environment, our health?
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Artificial turf fields have been rising in popularity as a low-maintenance (no mowing or watering) alternative to natural grass; North America has more than 18,000 synthetic fields, and 1,500 are added annually.
Environmental groups raise concerns over proposed North Carolina pipeline project
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Community groups in Virginia and North Carolina are putting pressure on the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to deny a permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate project.
Environmental advocates are up in arms over Trump’s Big Ugly Bill
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The recently passed Republican-driven legislative and economic package has sparked intense backlash among environmentalists, who argue that its contents represent a step backward for environmental protection and climate action.
