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The Piedmont News: April 25, 2025

Top stories: Rappahannock among nation’s most endangered rivers; Maryland conserves 30% of land; Solarize returns; federal cuts impact farms and parks; and more

The Piedmont News: April 9, 2025

Bluebell Walk this weekend; tariff impacts on energy and data centers; Gov. Youngkin rejects data center reform; introducing new PEC board members; and more

The Piedmont News: April 4, 2025

Top stories: Dominion proposes rate increase; Oak Hill will not become a state park this year; federal cuts impact farmers; and more

The Piedmont News: March 28, 2025

Top stories: Oak Hill fate uncertain; Wilderness Crossing lawsuit decision delayed; Rt. 50 sessions draw crowds; federal cuts impacts on parks; General Assembly updates; impact of AI data centers; and more

The Piedmont News: March 21, 2025

Top stories: By-right data centers eliminated in Loudoun; legal battle over Wilderness Crossing in Orange; data centers impact NOVA grid reliability; and more

The Piedmont News: March 13, 2025

Top stories: DOGE regional environmental impacts; signs of spring; “staggering” cost of data centers; federal cuts impact farms and food; and more

The Piedmont News: March 6, 2025

Top stories: High-voltage transmission line coming to Virginia; Loudoun favors grandfathering data centers; little progress on data center regulation after General Assembly; Patawomeck Tribe acquires more ancestral homeland; and more