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 …
Expanded Transmission Line Planned for Southwest Mountains
This text was taken from an email alert sent out on May 12 2026. Sign up for email alerts → The existing single-circuit transmission line through Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District will be rebuilt as a …
New Study Highlights Public Health Impacts of Gas Turbine-Powered Data Centers
As data centers requiring more and more power continue to flood our region, we are seeing a concerning new trend: data center proposals that include onsite natural gas turbines to use as their main power source, as …
Cville Bike Month: Pour It Forward Closing Party
Close out Charlottesville Bike Month with a party at Random Row Brewery Sunday, May 31 …
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 …
Weigh In Now to Protect the Future of Rural Loudoun
On Monday, May 4, the full Board of Supervisors will hold a special session to vote to support or reject the recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee (TLUC) on the Western Loudoun Rural …
Piedmont Environmental Council Response to Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Report
he Piedmont Environmental Council recently commissioned a study, conducted by EmPower Analytics Group, evaluating the public health and economic impacts of Virginia’s first data center running on onsite power generation …
Conservation Easement Enables Farm To Remain in Family for Fourth Generation
Thanks to creativity, collaboration, and a conservation solution put together by The Piedmont Environmental Council and American Farmland Trust, 226 acres of a cattle farm operated by Dustin Watson in Greene County will remain in …
Meaningful clean energy legislation passed in 2026
We are pleased to share the great news that 12 solution-oriented energy bills PEC either authored, informed, or advocated for in the General Assembly were signed into law (pending two minor amendments) by Gov. Spanberger! …
Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on the Potomac River Being Named the Most Threatened River in America
This week, American Rivers released its 2026 list of most endangered rivers, and the Potomac River leads the list, due in large part to uncontrolled data center growth throughout the watershed …
