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Charles Paullin

@cpaullinva.bsky.social

Energy, enviro reporter | Past: @virginiamercury.com‬, a couple others | cpaullin13@gmail.com | Proton: wordsmyth13@proton.me | Signal: CPaullin.13

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Miriam Goldstein@miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 14h ago

We cannot solve supply chain challenges by bulldozing living ocean ecosystems based on incomplete data. The DOI's evaluation process needs rigorous scientific scrutiny. Read @cpaullinva.bsky.social's full coverage in @insideclimatenews.org here: insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202... 5/7

As Trump Promotes Critical Mineral Mining, a Company Eyes the Seafloor in Coastal Virginia - Inside Climate News

A proposed mining project off the Delmarva Peninsula is after minerals in heavy sands. Locals worry it would harm an important ecosystem.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3d ago

Saddened to share that my contract with Inside Climate News came to end Friday. It's been an absolute privilege to write for this outlet, and to work with and learn from some of the best investigative journalists and editors around. 1/

Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 5d ago

President Trump wants to boost a domestic supply of minerals. Now, Odyssey Marine Exploration wants to mine some of the seafloor near Virginia. Many, including Katie Dawson, who voted for Trump, are worried about the environmental and economic impact. insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202...

As Trump Promotes Critical Mineral Mining, a Company Eyes the Seafloor in Coastal Virginia - Inside Climate News

A proposed mining project off the Delmarva Peninsula is after minerals in heavy sands. Locals worry it would harm an important ecosystem.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 2w ago

Virginia is back in the carbon market known as RGGI. The state brings its data center demand and new gas plant proposals, which create cost challenges. Virginia is 27th in the U.S. in using electricity from renewables, which don't pay the RGGI fee. insideclimatenews.org/news/2407202...

Virginia’s Long-Awaited Return to RGGI Comes With New Challenges - Inside Climate News

Increasing energy demands and emissions from data centers raise questions about how to speed up decarbonization.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3w ago

Chesapeake Bay cleanup signatories failed to add Indigenous Tribes by their July 1 deadline. Chiefs will be meeting with @abigailspanberger.com this week. A rebooted effort will be led by Sec. David Bulova, @shamaan.bsky.social reports. insideclimatenews.org/news/1507202...

Bay Program Delays Decision on Tribes' Place in Chesapeake Agreement - Inside Climate News

An extended deadline and expiring funding cloud the question of bringing federally recognized tribes into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement as full partners.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3w ago

Virginia's electric utility regulators have been hearing calls to readjust how transmission lines to serve data centers are assigned to those customers. @abigailspanberger.com, through her chief energy officer, has weighed in, endorsing a "but for" proposal. insideclimatenews.org/news/1307202...

Virginia’s Governor Weighs in on Pivotal Case About Data Center Transmission Costs - Inside Climate News

Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger wants data centers to pay for the essential cables that carry electricity.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 4w ago

“If they’re lucky, they catch one for the boat no matter how many people are on the boat. You know you might get two or three strikes during a trip,” Couch said. insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...

Climate Change Is Helping an Invasive Predator Wreak Havoc on Iconic Alaskan Fish - Inside Climate News

WILLOW, Alaska—Corey Ercolani pulled a northern pike from a gillnet and slit its belly with a knife. Inside its guts lay fresh evidence of a growing biological crime: a dead juvenile salmon. A coho, o...

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 4w ago

Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay is about a 50 min boat ride west of the Delmarva Penninsula. About 250 people live on it. They all may need to leave by 2065 as a result of waters rising from climate change. 1/ insideclimatenews.org/news/2206202...

The Water Is Rising in Chesapeake Bay. Can Tangier Island Be Saved? - Inside Climate News

As the barrier island loses land and residents, engineered efforts could combat the rising sea water that surrounds it.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did a thing today. It told PJM, and other regional grid operators, make rules to connect data centers or it would. Many efforts are already underway in Virginia. Team coverage with @lisasorg.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/1806202...

Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers - Inside Climate News

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stops short of fulfilling the Trump administration’s wishes but puts regional grid operators on a “short leash.”

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Microsoft is considering abandoning its goal to run on clean energy 24/7 by 2030. The company has many data centers in Virginia, and had supported renewable energy projects in the state. Last year, it supported Dominion's plan for new natural gas. insideclimatenews.org/news/1506202...

Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides with Virginia’s Climate Goals - Inside Climate News

Amid a data center boom in the state, the tech giant backpedals on a key climate promise.

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Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · 2mo ago

Yesterday, ICN reporter Bob Berwyn joined a 50-hour nationwide livestream to discuss the importance of weather and climate science, alongside how he interviews researchers and reads new studies to help readers understand how Earth works and why it’s changing. Tune in here: wclivestream.com/act/

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The FEMA Review Council report recommends shifting responsibilities to state and local governments. That comes as the number of billion dollar storms has gone from under 40 in the 1980s to over 120 this decade with six years to go. With Amy Green: insideclimatenews.org/news/2405202...

Community Leaders in Florida Say Trump’s FEMA Pullback Leaves Them Struggling to Fill the Void - Inside Climate News

The president may have backed off killing the agency outright, but his FEMA Review Council clearly sees a much reduced emergency management role for the federal government.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gov. @abigailspanberger.com signed the Dominion-backed bill to continue the utility’s costly undergrounding program. The bill also includes a provision to have regulators ensure data centers pay their fair share of generation and distribution costs. insideclimatenews.org/news/1505202...

Virginia Governor Signs Dominion-Backed Bills. All Eyes on Regulators Now. - Inside Climate News

Legislation includes profit recovery provisions for the energy company, increased State Corporation Commission authority.

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Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · 3mo ago

Officials at Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention facility in the Everglades, told vendors this week the site will shut down as soon as early June, according to news reports.

Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says - Inside Climate News

Officials at the Everglades migrant detention facility told vendors this week the site would close as soon as early June. Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental...

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There's a small set of things companies can build before receiving air permits from the EPA. The Trump administration wants to expand what's allowed. Environmental groups say that'll make states' scrutiny of permits tougher. insideclimatenews.org/news/1105202...

Trump’s EPA Seeks Looser Construction Rules for Gas Plants, Data Centers and Factories - Inside Climate News

Changes would allow companies to begin more construction before an air permit is issued—ramping up the pressure for permit approval.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dominion backed a bill this year to assign more grid costs to data centers. It also continues a costly underground program. Gov. Spanberger wanted to strengthen regulator authority, return earnings to customers. The legislature said no to those amendments. insideclimatenews.org/news/2904202...

Virginia Legislature Bucks Governor’s Amendments to Dominion-Backed Bill - Inside Climate News

Gov. Abigail Spanberger sought additional ratepayer protections. Without them she must consider assigning costs to data centers, continuing a utility profit-boosting program.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Virginia Democrats and the data center industry failed again to strike a deal on ending a data center tax exemption. @senlouiselucas.bluesky.bot now wants $1.6 billion over two years. The industry has offered $1.1 billion. One path? Clean energy requirements insideclimatenews.org/news/2404202...

Data Center Tax Exemption Changes Still Holding Up Virginia Budget - Inside Climate News

A Democratic senator wants to end the $1.9 billion handout. The industry doesn’t want to cede that much.

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Virginia Republicans want to pause the gas tax to ease prices at the pump. Electric vehicles avoid gas, and emissions, altogether. The state has a rebate program and debated rural charging stations. Dems, now in control, didn't advance those this year. insideclimatenews.org/news/0304202...

Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There’s Also Electric Vehicles. - Inside Climate News

Years of debate on electric vehicles in Virginia have slowed the transition, now under full Democratic control.

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Martha Pskowski@psskow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The federal government plans to install 536 miles of massive, cylindrical buoys in the Rio Grande to prevent unauthorized crossings. The buoys could cost upwards of $3 billion, at a moment when crossings are at record lows. (photo by Michael Gonzalez)

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Charles Paullin@cpaullinva.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors approved a special use permit for Tenaska's 1.5 gigawatt gas plant. It comes with some deals that county attorneys acknowledged weren't related to the project enough to be tied to its special use permit. insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...

A Gas Plant Proposal for Rural Virginia Gets Local Land Use Approval - Inside Climate News

The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors went against the county planning commission’s recommendation to reject the project after months of debate.

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