Whitney Pipkin

Journalist covering environmental issues for @chesbayjournal. Freelanced about food for a decade. Doing a new thing @whitneykpipkin.

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Legislators planning to introduce #datacenter legislation are holding Town Halls this week:
- Sen. Roem & Del. Thomas will hold one Wednesday (12/18) at 5 PM at Battlefield High School
- Del. Lovejoy will hold one Thursday (12/19) at 7 PM at Patriot High School

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Data center growth will cost Virginia ratepayers, report finds.
https://t.co/GaGFkHiyzO

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Data center growth will cost Virginia ratepayers, report finds.
https://t.co/GaGFkHiyzO

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Think AI (and the data centers that do the computations) have no impact in the real world? Think again. Excellent reporting and illustrations. @washingtonpost https://t.co/fMgbU2apaL

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

That pre-vacation sprint to finish a long story = aching eyeballs today.

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

In his new book, @timkaine basically dares us to try the new Virginia Nature Triathlon. And to take our time. My latest for @ChesBayJournal:
https://t.co/aEiXfOk43u

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

@ItsLuisF @CPaullinVA Here you go: https://t.co/zeXCFgvH22

[Dan Rodricks, At Large @DanRodricks]

Yes, please.
Breeding a soft-shell clam option for Maryland aquaculture https://t.co/RDDQWNxdlA via @ChesBayJournal @WhitneyPipkin

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

This is the most encouraging article I've read in a while re: the state of print journalism. I still read and write for a print newspaper and this TikToker points out so many benefits I hadn't considered. via @Slate
https://t.co/nVlZBV80mM

[ICPRB @PotomacCommis]

Much planning and preparation has gone into protecting the area during a drought, however, as @WhitneyPipkin points out, there is still a lot more to do. #droughtoperations https://t.co/66H49V1ERY

[Jeremy Hoffman @jer_science]

🚨🚨Early career, Richmond-area environmental writers: there's a new two-year fellowship open at @ChesBayJournal! Go work with @WhitneyPipkin!

https://t.co/2l4vfkbCTh

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

@earthling_47 @ChesBayJournal Thanks for sharing the story, Pat!

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Not to mention, it is still illegal to swim in the Anacostia River outside of special permitted events. The @AnacostiaRrkper plans to host the first in 50 years in September.
https://t.co/lYfh99e8I2

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

This headline on a recent Washington Post column is quite misleading: "The Anacostia is finally safe to swim..."

The one-time event that would have let folks swim for a special event was cancelled because the water did not end up being safe that day.

https://t.co/lYfh99e8I2

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

This headline on a recent Washington Post column is quite misleading: "The Anacostia is finally safe to swim..."

The one-time event that would have let folks swim for a special event was cancelled because the water did not end up being safe that day.

https://t.co/lYfh99e8I2

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

This headline on a recent Washington Post column is quite misleading: "The Anacostia is finally safe to swim..."

The one-time event that would have let folks swim for a special event was cancelled because the water did not end up being safe that day.

https://t.co/lYfh99e8I2

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Maryland warning to keep pets (and humans) out of the Potomac upriver of DC due to floating mats of blue-green algae (aka Cyanobacteria).

https://t.co/XvUdxem6AA

[Virginia DEQ @VirginiaDEQ]

@WhitneyPipkin @fairfaxcounty @AIRNow This map shows real-time info on multiple pollutants. You can filter by pollutant and view data at each location. Each box is colored w/ the health-based Air Quality Index for that pollutant. @AIRNow uses DEQ's data. We will share your feedback with the application developer.

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

@VirginiaDEQ @fairfaxcounty @AIRNow Thank you for the response. I know wildfire smoke is relatively new territory for our region, so I hope the feedback is helpful.

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

This AQI map from @VirginiaDEQ strikes me as misleading. The monitor spots with green are those that only track ozone, CO & NO2—not PM2.5, which is the hazard from wildfire smoke. Is this why DEQ and @fairfaxcounty keep pointing folks to @AIRNow instead? https://t.co/7zJbm3tUbC

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

Helpful/hopeful perspective in this thread.

[Whitney Pipkin @WhitneyPipkin]

@SeanSublette Yes. I think the key on this map needs to reflect that green, in this case, does not mean "go outside."