transportation
Virginia advocates plan to jumpstart electric school bus debate next year
Legislative proposals to put more electric school buses on the road failed this session but will likely be revived for 2021.
Southeast
biomass
First-of-its kind wood pellet plant leaves North Carolina community wondering
A public meeting on the proposed factory was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic and was not rescheduled.
North Carolina
Duke Energy rewards, punishes N.C. lawmakers over ratemaking bill
Campaign donations from the company’s PAC match closely with last year’s vote on Senate Bill 559.
Virginia
Q&A: NRDC attorney on the legal issues behind Atlantic Coast Pipeline challenge
A self-described “FERC nerd,” Gillian Giannetti explains what Supreme Court justices are now considering.
Virginia
Virginia compromise brings clarity to homeowner association solar rules
A new law updates a 2013 measure that gave homeowner associations power to impose “reasonable restrictions” on solar.
Virginia
Virginia church’s efficiency retrofit poised to be state’s first PACE project
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax wants to finance upgrades to its sprawling, 1960s-era HVAC system.