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Environment & Energy Reporter @MercuryVirginia | Prev: Nexstar Louisiana | PNW born | Proud @MurrowCollege grad
Richmond, VA
Joined December 2016
Back to work and on the Senate floor for the special session. Also if anyone wants to talk about their up-coming prefiling of bills for January I shall be around to chat. #valeg
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Signing off for the rest of the week to get married. Y’all don’t do anything crazy while I’m gone 🫡
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In the final days leading up to the election, Democrats are campaigning on how they want to address the skyrocketing utility bills. However, Republicans have differing ideas on how to meet energy demands. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/65aNRQKJ2B
virginiamercury.com
Clean Virginia’s “The Energy Bills are Too Damn High” tour of the state stopped in Richmond Thursday night.
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As a life long fan of WSU I’d like to introduce my Virginia friends to the term “Couging it”
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Waves of people march through Richmond for No Kings day protest
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Henrico-based Hyper is looking to help shorten the supply chain for critical data center equipment. Meanwhile, lawmakers look at how to get data centers to help manage the energy demand. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/YRVXHZiIyY
virginiamercury.com
Governor highlights Hyper’s role in meeting surging demand for energy-efficient equipment as lawmakers weigh grid capacity and policy changes.
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A study by GMU shows there needs to be better engagement with rural VA in order to meet VCEA goals and a bigger focus on energy efficiency. #vagov #valeg
https://t.co/6Tn7RrIhZ1
virginiamercury.com
George Mason University releases report on how Virginia could meet its renewable energy goals.
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Osprey chicks are starving -- some point to the lack of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. One fishery says they're not to blame. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/63QyFHdhpD
virginiamercury.com
Osprey song the Chesapeake Bay are struggling to keep hatchlings alive. Some groups blame over-fishing, while fisheries blame environmental reasons.
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The Goochland board of supervisors will have to decide if they want to create a technology overlay district that will incentivize data centers, peaker plants, and small modular reactors to be built there. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/Ao0QlGv8NB
virginiamercury.com
Goochland County is considering a technology overlay district to incentivize data centers and small nuclear reactors to be built there.
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Stay weather aware folks!
We are tracking two storms in the Atlantic potentially impacting Virginia. While the exact timing is still developing, heavy rains are expected next week extending from Southwest Virginia all the way to Hampton Roads and coastal storm surge. Please stay informed and monitor your
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The Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center has been a controversial project for central Virginia. The case is now being heard before the SCC for the commissioners to decide if it moves forward. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/yfSm2RNmX3
virginiamercury.com
It’s up to the SCC to decide if the Dominion Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC) is needed and reasonable for ratepayers to cover.
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My story on what the Congressman is referring to: https://t.co/3Br6ETD7JF
virginiamercury.com
Loudoun County community members are fighting against high voltage power lines being built in their backyards to supply data centers with more power.
I stood alongside my neighbors to speak out about the community impact of the Golden to Mars Transmission Line proposal. Our community deserves a voice.
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The flood waters from Hurricane Helene reshaped some of the landscape on SWVA. The rebuild is taking some ingenuity and new tech to help prevent such destruction in the future. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/rIOrDqc7Yb
virginiamercury.com
The landscape has changed in parts of southwest Virginia following Hurricane Helene, leading recovery efforts to take some ingenuity.
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It’s been a year since Hurricane Helene ripped through SWVA. For the town of Damascus, they heavily rely on the VA Creeper Trail for business. With a major part still washed out — they’re turning to other features to draw people in. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/F2McSKWRXB
virginiamercury.com
A year after Hurricane Helene battered southwest Virginia, the town of Damascus is coming back strong.
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The debate over high voltage power lines in a Loudoun neighborhood sets the stage for how the SCC plans to handle power demands and community concerns, especially around data centers. #valeg #vagov
https://t.co/3Br6ETCzU7
virginiamercury.com
Loudoun County community members are fighting against high voltage power lines being built in their backyards to supply data centers with more power.
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Fell in love with SWVA on my first trip out here. Stories coming next week 🍂
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On the offshore wind funding being pulled by the Trump administration recently, Wittman tells me he’s been in talks with the White House to make sure the Dominion offshore wind project is completed. It was recently reported the governor also has been in talks
Reps Wittman and McClain are in Henrico touting the OBBB by giving out free gas to residents. Americans For Prosperity are sponsoring the event.
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Reps Wittman and McClain are in Henrico touting the OBBB by giving out free gas to residents. Americans For Prosperity are sponsoring the event.
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