Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal

Piedmont Environmental Council Statement on Department of Environmental Quality Variance Withdrawal – The Piedmont Environmental Council (pecva.org) Posted on April 12, 2023 by PEC Contact: Julie Bolthouse, Director of Land Use Piedmont Environmental Council jbolthouse@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7042 Data Center along the W&OD Trail in Loudoun County. Generators are Read More …

DEQ Press Release: Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn

Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn | News Releases | Virginia DEQ   Consideration of Temporary Local Variance in Loudoun County Withdrawn April 12, 2023 Contact: Aaron Proctor (804) 356-4309 Aaron.Proctor@deq.virginia.gov CONSIDERATION OF TEMPORARY LOCAL VARIANCE IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WITHDRAWN    RICHMOND, VA – DEQ Read More …

LoudounNow: ‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All

‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All | News | loudounnow.com ‘Loudoun Together’ Summit Pushes to Protect Rural West for All Renss Greene Apr 12, 2023 Farmland just outside Purcellville adjacent to Hirst Farm, a subdivision at the edge of town limits. Read More …

Press Release: Reject Don’t Re-Elect Chair Wheeler

PRESS RELEASE   Chair Wheeler Recall Effort Shifts to “Reject Don’t Re-elect” Mode Executive director says: “Citizens want to BE SURE the next four years are without Wheeler!”  Haymarket, Virginia (March 31, 2023) – Citizens seeking to cleanse the county board of “bought and paid-for” Read More …

Loudoun Times-Mirror: Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators

Data center group asks DEQ to withdraw policy change proposal for backup generators | News | loudountimes.com By Coy Ferrell cferrell@loudountimes.com March 30, 2023 The newest addition to CloudHQ’s Ashburn data center campus is seen under construction March 20, 2023 from Waxpool Road. Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell Read More …

Virginia Mercury: Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t

Virginia promised Amazon it will withhold as many public records as possible and warn the company when it can’t – Virginia Mercury BY: NED OLIVER – NOVEMBER 13, 2018 5:35 PM Gov. Ralph Northam made a video announcing Amazon’s new headquarters in Northern Virginia, borrowing Read More …

Bacon’s Rebellion: A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics

A New 800-Pound Gorilla in Virginia Politics | Bacon’s Rebellion (baconsrebellion.com) By Dick Hall-Sizemore March 6, 2023 Ivy Main, in a recent commentary in the Virginia Mercury, identified a change in the power dynamic of Virginia politics that is taking place: “Amazon is the new Dominion.” Amazon’s presence Read More …

Commentary: A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury

A dog, a food fight and other energy highlights from the 2023 General Assembly session – Virginia Mercury Of the roughly 60 energy bills I followed this session, only a handful made it to the governor’s desk. Ivy Main MARCH 2, 2023 12:06 AM For Read More …

“History is History…  You Cannot Rescind History”

“…Pageland Lane area residents, who have signed contracts to sell their properties to data center developers involved in the PW Digital Gateway, spoke against the (county registered historic site) designations during public comment time (at the PWC Historical Commission on March 14, 2023), insisting there Read More …