by Tim Carrington | Sep 10, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, Sidebar
Local environmental group wants guardrails on AI-fueled boom The Piedmont Environment Council (PEC), after 53 years of thoughtfully protecting the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, finds itself on the front lines of a David and Goliath face-off with Big...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 25, 2025 | Business, Environment
The Piedmont Environmental Council is scaling up its mission of awareness-raising and warning about the proliferation of energy-hungry data centers in Virginia by launching a statewide campaign, “Virginians for a Smarter Digital Future.” It acts as a counterweight to...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 7, 2025 | Environment, Top Story
Rappahannock will be significantly affected by the proliferation of data centers in Northern Virginia, even if the county manages to fend off future construction proposals within the county, according to Christopher G. Miller, longtime president of the Piedmont...
by Tim Carrington | Jun 15, 2025 | Agriculture, Local servcies, Top Story
7,100-acre reserve welcomes hikers, farmers, scientists, neighbors The 7,100 acres of Eldon Farms in Woodville have entered a new era, poised to become a public-private reserve that will mix ecological restoration, education, recreation and advanced farming and...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Piedmont Environmental Council ‘keeping an eye’ on power line updates The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) considers data centers “very unlikely” in Rappahannock County under its current zoning ordinance, a representative of the Warrenton-based nonprofit told...
