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.
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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…
SELC files suit to stop Virginia’s exit from RGGI
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed suit in Fairfax Circuit Court to stop the Youngkin administration from following through…
Comment period open for Virginia’s withdrawal from carbon trading program
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order #9 just hours after taking the oath of office in January 2022. The document signaled the…
Albemarle County awards first set of climate protection grants
One of the new initiatives suggested in Albemarle County’s Climate Action Plan is a program to fund community programs intended…
City Council gets update on study on future fuels for CAT
Most of the vehicles used by Charlottesville Area Transit to carry passengers around the community currently use diesel, but a…
Charlottesville details steps being taken to implement Climate Action Plan
There are aspirational plans in government and there are work plans that actually tell staff members what to do. Last…
Public comments sought for Dominion Energy rate review including charge to opt out of smart meters
Every two years, the State Corporation Commission scrutinizes the rates and fees Dominion Energy Virginia charges its customers. “In the…