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…
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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…
DEQ drops drought watch advisory for the Northern Piedmont
The state agency that monitors groundwater conditions to determine if they are running out has lifted an advisory that covered…
Water production halted at RWSA plant due to detection of “forever chemicals”
The government organization that turns raw liquid from the ecosystem into safe drinking water for Albemarle and Charlottesville has halted…
Albemarle County studying further regulation of utility scale solar sites
So far there are four approved utility-scale solar projects in Albemarle County ranging from the one megawatt facility that’s just…
State Corporation Commission approves solar panels at Ivy Landfill
A project to install solar panels atop the Ivy Landfill has been cleared by the State Corporation Commission. That entity…
Charlottesville warns against contact with water in Meade Creek
Routine water monitoring by the Rivanna Conservation Alliance has detected elevated levels of e. coli bacteria in Meade Creek near Meade Park. …
Charlottesville awarded $7.1 million to upgrade natural gas system
The Charlottesville City Council has been awarded $7.1 million funding from the federal government to replace some of the remaining…
Council seeks more information on Regional Hazard Mitigation plan before approval
Staff at the Thomas Jefferson Planning District have spent the past year and a half updating a document that is…
Charlottesville studying whether to end provision of natural gas
Both the Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan and the Climate Action Plan set their sights on the future of one of the…