An environmental policy professor explains how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is helping Virginia lower its emissions amid a data center building spree that’s expected to drive a 38% increase in electricity use by 2035. See the full story from Energy News Network. More DMV... Read More
Sensors on a vehicle they jokingly call “NOAA’s ARC” detect carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and black carbon. See the full story from Inside Climate News. More DMV News Virginia Awards $52 Million for Additional Flood Resilience Projects Virginia Mercury The Virginia Department... Read More
Rapid changes to the environment will endanger state and local infrastructure in the coming decades, according to a new report from the Virginia Department of Transportation. The department released its first resilience plan that outlines how these changes — primarily increased flooding — could impact... Read More
Virginia’s air quality board on Wednesday voted to leave an interstate emissions-reduction partnership, bringing the state closer to fulfilling Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vow to withdraw from the program earlier this year even as critics say the process needs legislative approval. See the full story in... Read More
Montgomery County, Maryland, home to more than a million residents, passed landmark legislation this week requiring new residential and commercial buildings to be all-electric—barring some exceptions—starting 2027. Environmental advocates and officials are feeling bittersweet about the landmark legislation, which was amended to push back the... Read More
Seventeen years ago, Ortiz became mayor of a small Maryland town just before years of epic flooding. Now, he sees himself as part of a generation of public leaders who’ve survived a climate trial by fire and embrace the need to forge lasting partnerships with... Read More
DC Councilmember Charles Allen introduced legislation on Wednesday that could bring 7,500 electric car-charging stations to the city over the next four years. See the full story in Urban Turf. More DMV News Virginia Solar Developers Say Stormwater Rules Could Wash Away Their Margins Energy... Read More
Two years after Virginia passed Right-to-Charge legislation for owners of electric vehicles, challenges remain for various residents, including those utilizing common access parking, living in multi-family buildings, or living under strict homeowner’s association (HOA) regulation. See the full story in Fairfax Times. More DMV News... Read More
Low-cost solar and batteries plus backup power come together in one Maryland county’s all-electric transportation hub. See the full story in Canary Media. More DMV News Fairfax County Adopts Climate Resilience Plan DCist Fairfax County now has a plan to become more resilient in the... Read More
Utility regulators met state legal requirements in approving a charge added to Dominion Energy Virginia bills to pay for participation in a regional carbon market, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury. More DMV News Loudoun County Energy Strategy... Read More