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Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for November 25, 2024

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for November 25, 2024

This week: Charlottesville’s draft capital improvement plan to go before city planning commission; Albemarle’s PC will review details of moving water protection into the zoning …
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Alumni Testimonials

Over 200 college-aged students have graduated from our Randal Fellowship Program. Hear what alumni had to say in their own words …
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Video: Virginia’s Parks and Battlefields are at Risk

Virginia’s state and national parks, battlefields, and other historic and recreational sites are under threat from uncontrolled data center development. One notable example is Wilderness Battlefield, in Orange County, which was named one of America’s …
Virginia Conservation Network's Our 2025 Common Agenda Environmental Briefing Book

Virginia Conservation Network’s Our 2025 Common Agenda Environmental Briefing Book

Our Common Agenda is your road map for state-based, pragmatic, policy solutions to address the environmental problems facing Virginia …
Program Details

Program Details

Learn about program eligibility and application requirements …
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PEC Announces Annual Photo Contest Winners for 2024

PEC Announces Annual Photo Contest Winners for 2024

The Piedmont Environmental Council is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 Annual Photo Contest …
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Free Bridge Lane is Closed to Cars, Open to the Public

As a result of longtime advocacy, Free Bridge Lane is now officially closed to cars in order to provide a free activity space to promenade, bike, skate, etc. along the riverside …
aerial image of downtown Culpeper in the spring, during a sunset

Culpeper Updates: Opportunities to Protect Farmland and Uphold Data Center Noise Standards

Your action at both the Town and County levels can directly help keep Culpeper rural and protect residents in the Town from industrial noise pollution …
The Virginia SCC has forced Transparency Out of Dominion Energy

The Virginia SCC has forced Transparency Out of Dominion Energy

The State Corporation Commission required Dominion to supplement its Oct. 15, 2024, Integrated Resource Plan with modeling plans that meet the requirements of the Virginia Clean Economy Act and show scenarios without data center load …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for November 18, 2024

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for November 18, 2024

This week: Greene County to hold work session on proposal to seek more control over events at farm wineries and more …