City Council votes to support lawsuit to stop Virginia from leaving carbon trading program
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit in late summer against the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board and the Department…
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Charlottesville prepping for more work on Downtown Mall trees
A dozen and a half people gathered on a recent Monday evening on the Downtown Mall outside the Charlottesville Parks…
Charlottesville City Council to get decarbonization update, review of social and human services
A summary of what to expect from the October 16, 2023 meeting of the Charlottesville City Council.
Climate profiles available; Albemarle seeks stories on weather emergencies
How has a changing climate affected individual jurisdictions on this country’s east coast? A coalition of mid-Atlantic universities, the Rand…
Albemarle and Charlottesville launch new effort on joint climate action work
Both Albemarle County and Charlottesville have individual climate action plans that have been approved in recent years. Today the two…
New dashboard tracks spending from federal infrastructure program
It is now 22 months to the day that President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which is intended…
Sanders addresses community feedback on fuel for public transportation
The city manager responds to a campaign to have Charlottesville Area Transit transition to a electric-battery fleet.
Regional body signs off on use of congestion funds for Northeast Regional Amtrak services
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is using funding reserved to mitigate air pollution to help pay for its regional passenger service that serves Charlottesville.
Charlottesville plans to plant 160 trees this November
The city wants input on where publicly-purchased trees might be planted in the public realm. Funding comes from the city’s capital improvement program.
Update on Charlottesville school bus situation, decarbonization study
Today is the first day of school in Charlottesville. On Monday, Council got an update on pupil transportation from the…