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  • Published on 20:34 GMT

    What Candidates Have Planned for Virginia’s Coast Could Decide a Key Congressional Race (8-12-2026)

    This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. With Virginia’s Aug. 4 primaries in the rearview mirror, the ballot is …

    Source: Royal Examiner - Virginia - Center-left
  • Published on 14:56 GMT

    Coastal Virginia communities push back against proposed offshore seabed mining

    Chincoteague resident Jim Dawson has been fishing the waters off the Eastern Shore for more than four decades, catching species including black sea bass and Atlantic lobster. During his many hours out at sea, Dawson said he’s come to appreciate the tiniest …

    Source: WVTF - Virginia - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on 03:29 GMT

    EDITORIAL: Virginia must hit pause on new data centers

    In today’s political environment, there are not many issues that can find a consensus of a broad majority of the ideological spectrum. The question of how to deal with the ever-growing population of data centers has taken center stage, however, as tech …

    Source: The Cavalier Daily - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on 14:14 GMT

    The two proposed dam projects in Wise County are part of a nationwide renaissance of hydropower

    When a Florida company recently proposed building two small dams in Wise County for hydropower projects, the announcement may have caught some by surprise. We haven’t seen hydropower built in Virginia in nearly half a century — when Dominion Energy started …

    Source: Cardinal News - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    Environmental groups sue Anmoore plant over 1,100+ Clean Water Act violations

    ANMORE, W.Va (WDTV) - A federal environmental lawsuit in Harrison County has turned into a constitutional battleground that could fundamentally reshape how environmental laws are enforced across the United States. At the center of the dispute is the Amsted …

    Source: WDTV 5 - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on 22:17 GMT

    Town Halls Rally Around Science

    During a local town hall on Aug. 4 at The Science Museum of Virginia, Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D) addressed a room of her constituents who were ready to sound off. The program titled “No Denying Climate Change” started as a Q&A session and quickly …

    Source: Style Weekly - Virginia - Left-wing
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    Pollution, industrial ag decried at Monett meeting

    Speakers focus on CAFOs, data centers posing local threat By Murray Bishoff Special to the Monett Monthly More than 50 people attended a public meeting on July 19 at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett to hear a variety of state leaders and …

    Source: Cassville Democrat - Missouri - Pending
  • Published on 12:27 GMT

    Congressman Griffith’s Weekly E-Newsletter: What is an ombudsman?

    The end of our schools’ summer break means children return to school in Virginia’s Ninth District. A new school year represents new opportunity for students to develop friendships, connect with fellow classmates, recount family summer vacations and more. …

    Source: Virginian Review - Neutral
  • Published on 15:31 GMT

    Down the Drain

    Shoosmith Bros.’ landfill has been stinking up Chester for decades. Now, after its closure and the company’s subsequent bankruptcy, the landfill is threatening to become an environmental disaster for all of Chesterfield County. The landfill off Iron Bridge …

    Source: Richmond Magazine - Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    The main lesson from DEQ’s groundwater report: Va. must budget to live within environmental limits

    The timing of the release of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s report on groundwater availability last month was suspicious, given that it was completed in January but not made available to lawmakers or the public until several months …

    Source: Virginia Mercury - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    What Candidates Have Planned for Virginia’s Coast Could Decide a Key Congressional Race

    With Virginia’s Aug. 4 primaries in the rearview mirror, the ballot is set in one of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts.  In the state’s second congressional district, Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans will fight to hold her seat against …

    Source: Inside Climate News - Left-wing
  • Published on 13:52 GMT

    Alligator Alcatraz’s forgotten racial history

    The migrant detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz is closed, but much about it remains unresolved. There are lawsuits over detainees’ treatment, environmental claims over damage to protected wetlands and uncertainty about the future of the airstrip …

    Source: Miami Times - Florida - Neutral
  • Published on 04:32 GMT

    Morgan Griffith: What is an ombudsman?

    The end of our schools’ summer break means children return to school in Virginia’s Ninth District. A new school year represents new opportunity for students to develop friendships, connect with fellow classmates, recount family summer vacations and more. …

    Source: The Enterprise - Virginia - Pending
  • Published on 14:58 GMT

    Data center in the Hynix building? Before getting worried, check city code. | Letter to the editor

    In regards to the issue of the former Hynix site being potentially used for a data center, I think letter-writer Jean Cottel makes a good point that city code ought to take into account water and power use for industrial land use. That said, I believe that …

    Source: Lookout Eugene-Springfield - Oregon - Pending
  • Published on 15:58 GMT

    Clean Harbors buying EnviroServe from private equity for $470M

    Clean Harbors announced on Wednesday its intent to acquire environmental services provider EnviroServe from private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners for $470 million. The deal includes a network of 40 facilities, including 18 10-day transfer …

    Source: Waste Dive - Neutral
  • Published on 21:19 GMT

    State Senator Ben Queen of Bridgeport Chosen to the Federal EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the revitalization of the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), an advisory group comprised of state and local officials who will help to advance the agency's core mission of …

    Source: Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on 15:58 GMT

    Latest recycling facility upgrades target safety, limited disposal capacity

    MRF and recycling operators across the country are celebrating how major system investments and more targeted equipment upgrades are making recycling centers safer and more efficient. What MRF upgrades or updates are you following? Send us a note at waste. …

    Source: Waste Dive - Neutral
  • Published on 19:06 GMT

    America’s rivers are changing in a way scientists didn’t expect

    U.S. rivers are moving sediment in shorter, more extreme bursts as heavier rainfall, urbanization, and forest loss reshape river flows. Rivers have always carried sediment in fits and starts, dumping most of it during storms rather than spreading it evenly …

    Source: Earth.com - Neutral
  • Published on 07:33 GMT

    The data center divide

    Naples only data center, operated by Skylink, offers IT services. It is about 100,000 square feet, at 801 Orchid Drive, near Naples Preserve, Fleischmann Park, the Coquina Sands community and the Chabad Jewish Community Center. -KELLY J FARRELL / …

    Source: Bonita Springs Florida Weekly - Pending

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