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A paperwork discrepancy may reset the clock on plans for a pipeline compressor station.

DEQ suspends MVP compressor station permit Virginia regulators have put the brakes on efforts by Mountain Valley Pipeline to build a natural gas compressor station in Montgomery County.

From our partners at WHRO: Virginia has received nearly $69 million to test for and treat so-called "forever chemicals” in drinking water over the past five years, but state officials said the cost of reducing contaminants could be hundreds of millions of dollars more.

Virginia has gotten millions to address PFAS water contamination. Actually tackling the problem could cost hundreds of millions. State officials say PFAS, which have been associated with health issues, have been found in drinking water systems across Virginia.

Former UVA president Jim Ryan’s life looks pretty normal. But facts about his departure from Virginia's flagship university are anything but straightforward.

“I haven’t resolved it,” Ryan said. “I’ve stopped thinking about it.”

It’s been a year since UVA president Jim Ryan was forced to resign. Here’s what he’s been doing. June 27th marks one year since former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan resigned from his leadership role at the state’s flagship university. Now living in rural Albemarle County, Ryan’s been reading, writing, running—and contemplating what’s next.