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Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles.
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (1381+ words) Republican state lawmakers want a temporary pause on Virginia's 32 cent per gallon gas tax to help offset rising prices at the pump resulting from President Donald Trump's ill-defined and unpopular war in Iran." They remained cool to, and to some…...
Virginia Regulators Weigh Expanded Use of Data Center’s Polluting Generators
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1196+ words) Our nonprofit newsroom delivers the most comprehensive, eye-opening and influential climate coverage in the nation, and more of it than anyone else. We call power holders to account for their actions, put facts front and center and stand up to…...
After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (846+ words) The Chesapeake Executive Council, the top body responsible for making policy decisions on the watershed's restoration, on Tuesday adopted a revised Bay Watershed Agreement extending the region's long-missed pollution cleanup timeline to 2040. The council, led by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore,…...
Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets and Accountability
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (961+ words) The newest draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement lacks meaningful pollution reduction targets and allows states to evade legal accountability, according to concerned environmental advocates and experts who have reviewed the document." The proposed agreement, open for public comment…...
Virginia Governor Boosts Artificial Intelligence to Fill Jobs, Cut Regulations
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (905+ words) RESTON, Va.Virginia's state government is leaning into its use of artificial intelligence for workforce development and regulation cuts. It's an energy-intensive move further perpetuating the need for data centers and worsening climate change." The efforts appear to be the…...
Chesapeake Bay Program Says No to Full Membership for Virginia Tribal Nations—for Now
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (731+ words) The Chesapeake Bay Program declined to grant tribal nations full membership and voting rights in its governing body at a meeting Friday, its principal staff committee instead saying officials could explore advisory roles and potential partnerships with tribes. Committee members…...
Chesapeake Bay Health Slips in 2025 Report Card as Persistent Challenges Threaten Long-Term Gains
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1029+ words) The Chesapeake Bay's health has taken a downturn, according to a new report card, with the estuary relegated from a "C+" to a "C" as climate extremes and runaway pollution limit restoration efforts. Overall, the bay's health score dropped from…...