Activate Virginia

08/31/2026

“The community has basically been begging us to do something about the unchecked growth of data centers,” County Supervisor Juli Briskman said Thursday. “The communities have been asking us to fight back against these big corporations that have basically been able to run roughshod over the county.”

Supervisor presses board to pause review of data center applications amid comprehensive plan review

08/31/2026

"Speakers at the rally said they believe the merger would send power bills soaring and bring more data centers and fossil fuel-fired power plants to the state."

Some four dozen people gathered at the Bell Tower on Capitol Square Monday to protest NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy.

08/31/2026

"Privacy advocates from Norfolk to Fairfax County to tiny Elkton and Bridgewater have publicly voiced opposition to the AI-powered system and its unblinking cameras lining their streets. In some cases, elected leaders have taken notice."

A new Virginia law encourages farmers to mix solar generation with crops and cattle. A rural pilot program shows promise.

08/16/2026

"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."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/25/virginia-regulators-data-center-air-pollution-health-environment-01004442

08/15/2026

"When the Virginia Supreme Court nullified the May referendum approving new congressional maps, it did not end mid-decade redistricting in Virginia. It extended it into the next legislative session, where the assembly will likely vote again to draw new maps, triggering another referendum."

Virginia’s redistricting battle is far from over, but as partisan gerrymandering hands Republicans a growing structural advantage in Congress, Virginia’s court-delayed map fight means the commonwealth will sit out this

08/15/2026

DeFlock Fairfax: Unchecked Spying Harms Your Privacy, Constitutional Rights, and Immigrant Communities

Learn about the harms of AI surveillance cameras in Fairfax County from Dr. Steven Keener, of the Justice Forward Virginia Foundation and the Center for Crime, Equity and Justice Research and Policy

08/14/2026

"A rally at the State Capitol on July 20 brought together residents, Virginia lawmakers and other advocacy groups who are demanding Virginia officials reject a proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy."

A rally at the State Capitol on July 20 brought together residents, Virginia lawmakers and other advocacy groups who are demanding Virginia officials reject a proposed merger between Dominion Energ…

08/14/2026

"But in a Convention deliberately shortened and tightly scripted the deserved celebration of the Minneapolis resistance served also to crowd out any significant discussion or debate of the growing number of trade union crises facing the labor movement. Most among the 1,900 delegates and guests greeted the Minneapolis reports and comparisons with enthusiasm, even if it is impossible to imagine many affiliate unions engaging in similar mass resistance against Trump – or certainly against the employers."

facebook Twitter Like Gmail By Chris Townsend July 14, 2026   The American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations, (AFL-CIO) 30th Convention met in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 6th to 10th. The proceedings were predictable, scripted, uneventful, and barely noticed by most...

08/13/2026

"Joe Morrissey's decision brought to an end, for now, a $1.35 million case against Arlington County resident Kevin Saucedo-Broach. The two-day trial, which began Tuesday in the Petersburg Circuit Court, ended Wednesday with a "nonsuit," a legal term for dismissal of a case before the court reaches a final judgment.

Morrissey told defense counsel Tom Wolf he plans to refile the case, and "we'll be back here in three or four months.""

The former state senator suing a former Democratic aide and candidate for slander has withdrawn his suit after the judge ruled he could not call witnesses who had already been

08/13/2026

"We call on every member of the General Assembly, whether they accept utility money or not, to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform. 80% of Virginians support limiting the influence of big money in politics. Restoring public trust in our democracy begins with ending a system that allows unlimited corporate money to shape public policy. "

Clean Virginia has consistently advocated for comprehensive campaign finance reform — including a ban on corporate contributions as well as contribution limits on all other donors, Clean Virginia i…