Utilities and Infrastructure

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (386+ words) Skanska has been awarded a $271m contract to build a new homeport pier for four US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The contract, awarded by NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic, involves replacing the existing Pier…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (94+ words) RELATED VIDEO: Dominion Energy crews work to restore power to residents after weekend storms. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) -- Newport News Shipbuilding is experiencing a shipyard-wide power outage Monday morning, according to a Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) spokesperson. First shift employees…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (253+ words) Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released an energy plan which demonstrates the administration’s priorities. (Richmond, Virginia – October 1, 2026) Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released an energy plan which demonstrates the administration’s priorities and pathways to meeting Virginia’s clean energy goals…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1019+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The names on the ballot in this year’s City Council election may sound familiar. Most of the candidates vying for a seat this November have run for political office in the past. Six council seats are are up…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) Two municipal candidate debates will be held over the next week as the Oct. 17 election approaches. A mayoral candidate debate takes place this Friday, Oct. 2 and a council candidate debate takes place Thursday, Oct. 8. Both are organized by the Richmond…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (962+ words) Britain’s biggest desalination plant could be built on the Norfolk coast to ease pressure on the region’s water supplies. Anglian Water wants to create the multi-million pound plant on the coast to convert seawater into drinking water. Anglian Water's timetable…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (479+ words) The proposed Starwood Plaza 500 data center off Edsall Road, next to the Alexandria-Fairfax border, could threaten the quality of life and health of thousands of nearby residents, as well as patients and staff at the new Inova hospital. The project…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (72+ words) New Hampshire’s congressional delegation has urged the Air Force to say when it will pay for PFAS cleanup of two Portsmouth wells. Air Force pushed to pay for PFAS cleanup of two Portsmouth wells PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire’s congressional delegation has…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (153+ words) For more than 20 years, elevated bacteria levels in Nye Creek and Nye Beach water have concerned the City of Newport and residents. But now, a long-term plan is being put in place to address the levels in the Nye Creek…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (218+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. – The City of Lynchburg is continuing to improve its infrastructure, moving on to Phase 5 of its Downtown Renewal Project. Phase 5 is set to bring important infrastructure updates to the section of Court Street from 5th to 9th Streets alongside portions…...