4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (181+ words) Robert Smith is a host for NPR's Planet Money where he tells stories about how the global economy is affecting our lives. If that sounds a little dry, then you've never heard Planet Money. The team specializes in making economic…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (699+ words) A new state report found that the Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program (VACS), which helps farmers pay for conservation and water quality practices, has grown in the past five years. State funding for the program has gone up, more farmers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (870+ words) Chesterfield County officials want to reduce the local car tax in relation to the real estate and equipment taxes paid out by data centers — especially those planned to be operated by Google. Deputy Administrator Matt Harris floated the plan to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (871+ words) The City of Charlottesville is expediting the timeline for a temporary 24/7 emergency shelter at 2000 Holiday Drive ahead of a Sept. 1 deadline set by City Council. According to the city, effective Sept. 1, no one can enter or stay on the Free…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (246+ words) Richmond is known for many things: the James River, the Virginia State Capitol, its Confederate history and its modern protests. But it’s also known for tattoos. Back in 2024, Richmond resident David Gorman asked Curious Commonwealth why there so many tattoo…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (356+ words) Google announced this week it is putting up $10 million toward stormwater filtration systems in communities that have data centers. About $4.4 million of that donation is going to Frog Creek Partners, a Wyoming-based environmental technology company, that will build filtration systems…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1303+ words) With a whopping 3,160 megawatts of solar across at least 27 states, NextEra Energy is the nation's undisputed renewable power colossus. Still, the Florida-based suitor of Dominion Energy has Virginia's rooftop solar advocates on edge. Why? Mainly because its principal investor-owned utility…...