Please address general press inquiries to Elizabeth Ransom at [email protected] or 540-347-2334 x7029 — or to the media contact listed in a specific press release.
Budget Decisions Don’t Address Core Data Center Issues
Despite poll after poll showing bipartisan statewide opposition to uncontrolled data center growth and accumulating evidence of direct and indirect impacts on air, water, noise, property rights and utility rates, the General Assembly has once …
Virginia Gov. Spanberger Signs Bill Defining Agrivoltaics
Today at The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows — the site of Virginia’s first crop-based agrivoltaics project — Gov. Abigail Spanberger ceremonially signed legislation (SB 340/HB 508) that officially defines the term …
Media advisory: Virginia Gov. Spanberger to Sign Bill Defining Agrivoltaics
Gov. Spanberger is joining The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) for a ceremony celebrating the signing of a bill (SB 508/HB 340) that officially defines the term agrivoltaics and paves the way for well crafted, well …
Op-Ed: The Budget Provides a Chance for Real Data Center Reform
No other industry in the state has such a large footprint with so few regulatory hurdles and such a profound impact on the public — with little transparency or public input until deals are done …
Press Release: Virginia is No Longer Deciding What’s Best for Virginia: The NextEra/Dominion Deal is Another Example of Data Centers Determining Our Future
The announced acquisition of Dominion Energy by NextEra is the latest — and largest — example of the expansion of monopoly control over basic utility services and is a threat to Virginians’ right to self …
Media Advisory: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to Host Community Meeting
The community is invited to attend a meeting regarding a DEQ permit renewal for land application of biosolids and water treatment plant residuals as fertilizer in Albemarle County …
Proposed Transmission Line Corridor Named One of Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places
Preservation Virginia has named the corridor targeted for Valley Link’s proposed 765 kilovolt transmission line project (aka Joshua Falls-Yeat) to its list of Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places for 2026 …
Press Conference to Spotlight Threats Posed by Proposed 115-Mile Valley Link Transmission Line Across Virginia
The press conference will reveal an important announcement that will highlight the concerning impacts of Valley Link’s proposed Joshua Falls-Yeat 765 kilovolt transmission line project, which would traverse nine Virginia counties. …
Press Release: Scenic Virginia Seeks Nominations for Treasured Views
Scenic Virginia launches call for nominations for Virginia’s Treasured Views. Participants will help build statewide inventory of Virginia’s scenic assets, giving communities, planners, and decision-makers the information to protect the places that matter most …
PRESS RELEASE: Scenic Virginia Announces Inaugural Roundtable on Treasured Landscapes
Scenic Virginia is proud to announce its inaugural roundtable on preserving the commonwealth’s treasured landscapes, taking place Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at historic James Madison’s Montpelier …
