The Piedmont News

The Piedmont News is a weekly email digest of top news stories about conservation, land use, energy, and environmental matters of interest to the region. We hope you’ll share The Piedmont News with someone else who cares about these stories.

Subscribe to the Piedmont News →

Piedmont News: April 17, 2026

Piedmont News: April 17, 2026

Top Stories: Drought & fire advisories; Potomac River at risk; public health warnings on fish and data centers; farmer’s market season; data center lawsuits; transmission line decisions and reactions; and more
Bumble bee on a an eastern redbud blossom

Piedmont News: April 10, 2026

Top Stories: the food of spring plants; data center public health and noise impacts; local land conservation in 2025; vertical gardening; local plant sales; community events and public hearings; and more
Bird atop a pine tree with an insect in its mouth.

Piedmont News: April 3, 2026

Top Stories: Victory in Digital Gateway case; Virginia’s bears, dinosaurs, and bluebells; Unison village preservation; more data center impacts; and more
Bluebird catching food mid-flight.

The Piedmont News: March 20, 2026

Top Stories: spring wildlife; the big electricity superhighway across Va; data center tax breaks; zoning changes in several counties; energy, environment, and housing bill on the governor’s desk; the butternut tree; and more
Redbuds in bloom and snow on the ground at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

The Piedmont News: March 13, 2026

Top Stories: General Assembly split on data center tax breaks, heading to special session; Hundreds attend Valley Link info meeting; Loudoun leaders surprised by Amazon purchase of GW campus; and more…
The Piedmont News: March 6, 2026

The Piedmont News: March 6, 2026

Top Stories: New study finds Va. data center on-site power could result in $53-99M in annual health damages; agrivoltaics bills move to governor’s desk; proposed historic district would include 42k acres; Va. lawmakers debate data center tax exemption bill; and more
The Piedmont News: February 27, 2026

The Piedmont News: February 27, 2026

Top Stories: Virginia Senate budget would eliminate data center tax exemption; Digital Gateway has its day in court; Active Mobility Summit in Charlottesville next week; and more
The Piedmont News: February 20, 2026

The Piedmont News: February 20, 2026

Top Stories: $1B transmission line proposed; Wildlife corridor bill; Big tech buying up land; and more…
The Piedmont News: February 13, 2026

The Piedmont News: February 13, 2026

Top Stories: Agrivoltaics bill moving through GA; Massive sewage spill in Potomac; Data Center Lobby Day; and more…