Shannon Heckt

Every four years, Virginia law requires the governor's administration to develop a new energy plan outlining the commonwealth's energy needs and how the state intends to meet its power generation goals.

“Our energy future should not — must not — just be written in Richmond,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger said in a June news release soliciting input from “everyone who pays an energy bill in Virginia.”

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released its 117-page legislative report on the state's groundwater supply east of Interstate 95

(VIRGINIA MERCURY) - The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released its 117-page legislative report on the state's groundwater supply east of Interstate 95 this week, which revealed significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality recently released its 117-page legislative report on the state’s groundwater supply east of Interstate 95, which revealed significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk.

More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators.

More of the cost to build the high-voltage transmission lines that serve as power highways across the state could soon be covered by data centers, after a recent decision by state regulators. The State Corporation Commission has ordered Dominion Energy to develop a policy to directly assign the cost of transmission infrastructure to data centers […]

The State Corporation Commission has ordered Dominion Energy to develop a policy to directly assign the cost of transmission infrastructure to data centers and other large-load users that connect to the facilities.

The regional board overseeing menhaden management along the Atlantic coast on Wednesday advanced a measure to implement new restrictions on Virginia's

The public will have the opportunity to weigh in on the potential changes ahead of board’s final decision this fall