Data Centers, Toxic Waste, and Off-Year Elections

In this episode of ⁠⁠⁠The Virginia Press Room⁠⁠⁠, Michael Pope is joined by: Shannon Heckt of the Virginia Mercury⁠⁠⁠⁠, covering how data centers building their own gas turbines could skirt renewable energy laws. Brandon Jarvis of the Virginia Scope,⁠ covering the latest in a defamation lawsuit between the Governor's Chief of Staff and a Democratic operative. Billy Shields of VPM News, covering toxic waste at the former Shoosmith Landfill. Plus the Dominion Energy merger, off-year elections, and vending machine chili dogs. -- The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by ⁠⁠⁠VPM ⁠⁠⁠and the ⁠⁠⁠Virginia Public Access Project⁠⁠⁠, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.