We see you, Franklin County organizers! www.wdbj7.com/video/2026/0...
Franklin County Data Center Project Dropped
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For over a decade, the POWHR Coalition has fought for our mountains, streams, and communities across West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Donate to support! https://www.every.org/protect-our-water-heritage-rights-powhr/f/powhrs-2025-year-end
Pipeliners doing pipeliner things. "More than 75 violations were discovered by DEQ and third-party compliance inspectors conducting inspections from April 8, 2026, through June 11, 2026, on the Eden Loop of the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project."
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality proposes $179,000 fine for Southeast Supply Enhancement Project violations during pipeline construction
On July 16, the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company signed a proposed consent order by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that would levy a $179,068 fine against the company for failur...
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Lt. Gov. Hashmi is launching a listening tour about the Dominion-NextEra merger to help Virginians voice their concerns and learn how they can testify in the upcoming SCC hearings. #valeg #vagov virginiamercury.com/briefs/lt-go...
Lt. Gov. Hashmi hits the road to hear from Virginians on Dominion-NextEra merger • Virginia Mercury
With the clock ticking on the six-month window for the State Corporation Commission to decide whether Dominion Energy should be allowed to merge with the Florida-based NextEra Energy, Lt. Gov. Ghazala...
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We're not waiting for the so-called regulators to protect our air and health. Community-based monitoring fills gaps in regulatory oversight while giving residents access to localized, real-time information about the quality of the air they breathe.
Watching the Air We Breathe — POWHR
In response to the proposed MVP Boost project, which would expand the existing MVP mainline capacity and construct a new compressor station, Mountain Valley Watch, a program of POWHR, is launching air...
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It's worth mentioning that EQT wants MVP Boost in order to cash in on data center sprawl while also freeing up supply for more LNG exports. Those are excellent reasons for the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors to hold the line and reject the Swann Compressor station.
POWHR Coalition@powhr.org · 2w ago🧵Breaking news: The Montgomery County, VA Board of Supervisors has scheduled a work session during their upcoming August 10 meeting to discuss a proposed “Transportation and Emergency Access Improvements Project” agreement submitted to the county by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC.
Whoa. Has anyone told @ferc.gov? 🤷
Nick Cunningham@nickcunningham.bsky.social · 2w agoA new report from @oilchange.org argues that US natural gas prices will rise over the next decade as low-cost reserves deplete and LNG/data centers need more supply. Interestingly, industry analysts and gas executives themselves say something similar gasoutlook.com/analysis/as-...
🧵Breaking news: The Montgomery County, VA Board of Supervisors has scheduled a work session during their upcoming August 10 meeting to discuss a proposed “Transportation and Emergency Access Improvements Project” agreement submitted to the county by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC.
Montgomery County to Consider MVP Emergency Access Proposal — POWHR
The Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 10, at 6:30 PM at the Montgomery County Government Center, 2nd Floor Board Chambers, 755 Roanoke Street Christiansburg, VA. County. Res...
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Sign the petition telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to listen to Southwest Virginia residents and reject MVP Boost!
Tell FERC - Reject the Mountain Valley Pipeline Expansion
Local organizing stopped a major fossil-fuel project in Virginia—for now. Help make sure federal regulators do not revive it. Sign the letter to reject the MVP Boost!
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Tonight! Join us to learn how we're still fighting back!
Drew Hudson@wealsoherdcats.com · 3w agoJoin us & friends from @powhr.org @7directionsof.bsky.social & @sierraclub.org for the next Vs Goliath film screening. This month, Appalachia Vs Goliath tells the story of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the people who fought back. Learn More: www.198methods.org/2026/08/01/c... RSVP: bit.ly/4xjHNRe
A POLITICO investigation raises serious questions about how Virginia regulators handled concerns over air pollution. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.
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Data centers have been building diesel generators and natural gas power plants without proper permits by registering as "minor" air polluters under the Clean Air Act, requiring less scrutiny than if they had applied for "major source" permits. insideclimatenews.org/news/2207202...
Environmental Groups Contest Texas Data Centers’ Air Pollution - Inside Climate News
Three environmental groups sent two San Antonio data centers a notice of intent to sue for failing to secure permits as major air polluters.
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RVA: People are organizing against the Dominion/NextEra merger. It would be the largest electric utility merger in American history, and it would hand NextEra control over which data centers get connected to the grid, and how fast. NextEra also owns a big chunk of Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Rally & Press Conference: Virginians Say No to the Utility Merger
Virginia families are about to get stuck with the bill for an out-of-state corporate takeover. NextEra wants regulators to approve its acquisition of Dominion Energy, and ratepayers like you will be...
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"POWHR organizers also point to a presentation MVP’s developer EQT gave to investors last year, citing data centers as one of the driving factors leading to an increased demand for electricity across Virginia and the Southeast." www.wvtf.org/news/2026-07...
MVP defends safety of Elliston compressor station in letter to FERC
The Mountain Valley Pipeline filed a letter Friday with the federal government, defending their plan to build a compressor station in Montgomery County.
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Michael chats with POWHR community organizer Crystal Mello and community science manager Seferina Olivo about POWHR's fight against Mountain Valley Pipeline and environmental justice in Southwest Virginia. www.buzzsprout.com/701335/episo...
Buzzing about the power of POWHR: Environmental Justice nonprofit's win over Mountain Valley Pipeline - Buzz4Good! Nonprofits + Marketing
On today’s show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill is buzzing about the power of POWHR (Protect Our Water Heritage and Rights). Whenever nonprofits have to go up against big for-profit companies it’s...
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"Burning methane makes the air, water, and soil hotter, displaces land and waterways we need for food, and destroys native habitat forever. ...... There is no amount of tax revenue that can buy back our farms, forests, and rivers." powhr.org/blog/swann-c...
Swann Compressor Station, or Food For a Million People? — POWHR
Local Montgomery County resident reflects on the Eastmont community garden as vital community infrastructure and the harms and risks associated with the proposed Swann Compressor Station.
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“The safety concerns in Elliston and Lafayette are at an all-time high,” said Penny Artis, an impacted community member in Lafayette, Virginia. powhr.org/blog/communi...
Community Organizing Forces Stoppage of Air Permit for MVP Boost Compressor Station in Elliston, Virginia — POWHR
Press Release on July 2, 2026 - Virginia DEQ has stopped processing the air permit for the proposed Swann Compressor Station.
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Organizing did this. Years of showing up, speaking out, and refusing to back down is how we win.
US data centers for AI tend to run on more fossil fuels than renewables → they produce proportionally more climate pollution → which is supersizing extreme weather → which is now the #1 risk to data centers themselves. The very definition of "coming right back around to bite you."
The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: Severe weather
Heatwaves and severe weather are raising risks for AI data centers, from grid strain to higher insurance and repair costs.
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"If it’s this bad now, how bad would it be if the Google data center coming to Botetourt County were already here and drinking down its contracted 2 million gallons per day?" via .@cardinalnews.org (4 part series)
Carvins Cove is at one of its lowest levels in the past four decades. Here’s why this is different from previous droughts.
The big difference between this year’s drought and previous ones is that the Roanoke Valley’s water systems are connected now. That puts this year’s drought in a different categor…
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Fighting multibillion dollar corporations with $15,000 in grassroots fundraising and winning. #ClimateSky 👉 www.every.org/protect-our-...
With the forecast today shaping up the same as yesterday, we're erring on the side of safety and postponing the Circle of Protection. Watch this space for a new date!
PAUSE!! Here's some Good News! The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has PAUSED the air pollution permit process for the MVP Boost project! 🧵
🧵We're gaining momentum and very close to reaching our goal of $15,000 to support air, noise, and water monitoring near the proposed MVP Boost Swann Compressor station site! Read the update here. 👇 mailchi.mp/c629563ff58f...
While many localities are rushing to bring in data centers, they are failing to update policies that limit or manage how much water these facilities can consume during a water crisis like the one Virginia is facing right now. virginiamercury.com/2026/06/22/a...
Amid statewide drought conditions, data centers face same restrictions as all water customers • Virginia Mercury
Most localities in the state don’t have specific standards to manage water conservation for the digital facilities during dry periods, which use massive amounts of water daily.
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ICYMI: "...the county passed a resolution stating that 'the Board of Supervisors hereby oppose the Boost Project from being located in the Elliston Community.'" #NoMVPBoost Organizing did that. roanoke.com/news/local/b...
County contradiction halts Mountain Valley Pipeline compressor station permit
A contradiction between Montgomery County actions has halted permitting for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Swann Compressor Station, leaving the project without an active air permit application.
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"Community meeting planned for June 30 to discuss impact on water, electricity costs." www.wvva.com/2026/06/08/m...
Monroe County residents raise concerns about potential data center
With rumors of a possible center being built in Monroe County, residents are concerned about what this means for their way of life.
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Along with pollution, data centers produce a large amount of e-waste due to the constant development of faster microchips. Discarded microchips and other electronic equipment will end up in landfills where chemicals, including PFAS, are released into the environment. www.eesi.org/articles/vie...
Data Centers Are Contributing to PFAS Forever Chemical Pollution | Article | EESI
Data centers host tens of thousands of servers that run 24/7 in order to keep virtual networks, cloud storage, and computing in operation. Such…
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Tonight! Doors open at 6:00. Join us for a special screening and the West Virginia debut of the documentary VS. GOLIATH: Appalachia, part of the award-winning series, at 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 11th at The Ritz Theatre - Cinema & Performing Arts, located on 211 Ballengee St, historic Hinton, WV.
