Virginia’s Energy Plan
Virginia is seeking public feedback for its 2026 Virginia Energy Plan, a ten-year roadmap to help the Commonwealth meet energy demand while maintaining reliability and working to achieve a net-zero carbon energy economy.
Critical Budget Opportunities for Virginia’s Environment
The recently proposed compromise conference budget contains many missed opportunities for Virginia’s environment and communities. Virginia Conservation Network urges immediate action on many of these missed opportunities.
ROUNDUP: Budget Proposals Lack Environmental Protections for Data Center Growth
The House and Senate released new biennium budget proposals that lack environmental protections for data center growth.
Land Use & Transportation Recap: 2026 Bill Outcomes
Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 37 bills this General Assembly session that support electric vehicle charging & accessibility, safer streets, smart growth, and more.
Clean Energy & Climate Recap: 2026 Bill Outcomes
Virginia Conservation Network advocated for 99 bills this General Assembly session that increase access to affordable, clean energy, support energy efficiency, regulate the data center industry's energy demand, and more.
Report: Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia
VCU's Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment published a report examining the extent of current and potential future air pollution emissions from data centers in Northern Virginia.
Bill of the Day: Data Center Reform
Legislation is needed to hold data centers accountable for their fair share of environmental burden while reducing harmful impacts, preventing pollution, and protecting the public.
Article: Health Implications of Data Center Rise in Virginia
George Mason University published an academic article analyzing the potential health implications associated with data centers in Virginia.
The Cost of Data Centers to Our Communities
Kairos and MediaJustice released a guide providing an overview of data center impacts on local communities and action steps that can be taken to slow or stop data center development.