Wednesday’s historic data center denial in Loudoun
As you may have seen in the local news, on Wednesday evening the Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted 5-4 to deny the Belmont Innovation Campus rezoning application …
Bridging the Urban/Rural Divide
From my perspective over at Gilberts Corner, I can look in either direction and see these two very different, but interdependent worlds …
President’s Letter: While There Is Still Time
For more than 50 years, PEC has advocated that local governments, state agencies and communities plan together for long-term sustainability with a thoughtful balance between development and conservation …
Introducing PEC’s New Board Chair and Leadership Team
Jean Perin and George Ohrstrom led The Piedmont Environmental Council, as board co-chairs, with great humility, care and passion for 10 years. In January, they turned the reins over to David Aldrich and a new …
Who’s Protecting the Piedmont?
Here, we highlight two of those people, who are protecting the Piedmont with a passion and focus on stemming the decline of our once-abundant grassland birds …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 11, 2024
Budget work sessions in most TJPDC localities; Charlottesville’s FY25 plan calls for more funding for non-profits …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 4, 2024
Fluvanna may eliminate use of rural land for utility-scale solar projects; Local contractor wants Albemarle to pay more for Ivy Road project …
Spring 2024 Piedmont View
In this issue: conservation stories from 2023; a legislative update from the General Assembly; meet PEC’s new board officers; land use highlights around the region; upcoming events, and much more …
A Mixed Bag at the General Assembly
This has been a very busy, and challenging, legislative session …