Data Center Fight in Virginia: Chesapeake is moving to an eight-month moratorium on new data centers while it rewrites rules, and other localities are tightening “by-right” development so projects must face public approval instead of gliding through. State Policy Watch: Virginia’s new pay transparency law is already changing how job postings work, requiring wage or salary ranges and limiting salary-history questions. Local Permitting Clash: Waynesboro residents packed a Northrop Grumman hearing to challenge a permit tied to increased emissions, with most speakers opposing the plan. Energy Utility Merger: NextEra says its Dominion merger talks with Virginia regulators are “going well,” as the review timeline stretches and the company positions the deal around reliability and bill impacts. Public Health Alert: Measles cases have hit a 35-year high, with Virginia among the states reporting outbreaks concentrated in rural counties with lower vaccination rates. Culture in Charlottesville: Soul of Cville returns with a “Future Heirlooms” theme spotlighting Black-owned businesses and community legacies. Wildfire Reality Check (Europe): France and Spain are battling record-scale wildfires, with hundreds of thousands displaced and another heatwave forecast.