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Trump policies threaten Virginia’s clean energy gains

September 10, 2025 Guest User

Greg Meade, who directs TNC’s overarching Cumberland Forest Project, visits the Knott Hollow site in Dickenson County, Virginia, last December. TerraForm Power has the solar lease option, but the development timeline is uncertain because of permitting issues. Photo by Elizabeth McGowan // VCIJ

The state’s milestone Clean Economy Act spurred impressive growth in renewable power. Now, that future is at risk.

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In Economy, Federal Government, State Government Tags minelands, Solar, Southwest Virginia, clean energy

In Virginia’s coalfields, renewable projects hit a new roadblock – Trump

September 3, 2025 Guest User

The Nature Conservancy is partnering with Charlottesville-based TerraForm Power to build a 10-megawatt solar array on a reclaimed surface mine near Pound in Wise County, Va. Wildcats Solar, scheduled to go online within two years, would be the first solar project to rise on TNC’s 253,000-acre, tri-state Cumberland Forest Project.

Renewable energy developers planned dozens of projects on property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Then President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, upending an unprecedented effort to revitalize Appalachia.

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In Economy, Environment, State Government, Federal Government Tags Solar, mining, minelands

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