Jamestown Is Drowning
Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost forever.
- By Kim O'Connell - March 25th, 2025
Historic Jamestowne
Appellate Court Chastises Corps Of Engineers, Dominion Power Over James River Towers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Dominion Energy subsidiary were chastised by a unanimous appellate court for asking that a line of transmission towers in the James River be allowed to remain even though the Corps was found to have violated the National Environmental Policy Act by letting the nearly 300-foot-tall towers be put in place without first conducting an environmental impact study.
UPDATE | Appellate Court Says Corps Should Have Prepared EIS On James River Transmission Line
A federal appellate court, holding that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should have prepared an environmental impact statement on a project to erect a 7-mile-long line of transmission towers through the James River near Historic Jamestowne, on Friday ordered the permit for the project to be withdrawn.
Former NPS Official Found To Have Overlooked Environmental Regs Said To Be Next Acting Director
A former top National Park Service official implicated more than a decade ago for improperly paving the way for the owner of the Washington Redskins to cut down trees on a 2-acre scenic easement along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park is expected to become the agency's next acting director, possibly as soon as next week, National Parks Traveler has learned.
NPCA Seeks Injunction To Prevent Work From Starting On Jamestown Transmission Line
The National Parks Conservation Association is seeking an injunction to prevent construction from commencing on a power transmission line that would cross the James River near Historic Jamestowne and other units of the National Park System before the group's legal challenge to the project is heard.
Lawsuit Filed Over Decision To Permit Transmission Towers Near Historic Jamestowne
The National Parks Conservation Association, claiming that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to conduct due diligence in reviewing a permit application to string power lines along 300-foot tall towers through the James River near Historic Jamestowne has sued the agency in federal court.
Trump Administration Approves More Than 7-Mile-Long Transmission Line Near Historic Jamestown
The Trump administration reversed the Obama administration's position on a more than 7-mile-long line of transmission towers running near Historic Jamestowne and Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia on Thursday by approving the project.
Trump Administration Embraces 7-Mile-Long String Of Transmission Towers Across James River
A 7-mile-long string of electrical transmission towers that would march across the James River within sight of historic Jamestowne and Colonial National Historical Park would cause "severe and unacceptable damage to this historically important area and the irreplaceable and iconic resources within it," according to former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis.
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