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To minimize climate change, science and industry are working to reduce carbon emissions, but there’s another way we could reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It’s called carbon sequestration, and a coalition here in Virginia has announced a demonstration project that could enrich land in the Commonwealth while reducing CO2 in the air.
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Last week, the Nansemond Indian Nation was given back 504 acres of their ancestral lands in Suffolk County.For the seven federally recognized Tribes in Virginia, getting back ancestral lands for conservation is key to their sovereignty.
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Autumn Olive, an Asian plant originally prized for its ability to control erosion and thrive in harsh environments, is quickly choking out native East Coast species.While it’s likely too late to eradicate it, there are ways to help manage it— one small bite at a time.
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During their brief period in power at the General Assembly, Democrats were able to push through a major environmental law called the Clean Economy Act. Now, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin wants to reconsider that legislation, potentially pulling back on the goal of ditching fossil fuels.
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Most of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has already been constructed. But many permits are still needed to connect the natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia. And environmentalists are worried that the deal making now happening in Washington with climate change legislation might open the door to efforts to weaken the permitting process.
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Tomistomas are endangered fresh water crocodiles native to Indonesia and Malaysia. Like orangutans and other rainforest creatures their habitat is being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations.
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For more than a decade, environmentalists and sportsmen have asked the state to ban industrial fishing for menhaden – a tiny, oil-rich fish that feeds sea birds, marine mammals and larger fish. Most Republicans have resisted efforts to limit the catch , but a member of the GOP is now leading the charge to end menhaden fishing in Chesapeake Bay.
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Shellfish, coastal resilience administration, and loan programs are all new.
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Virginia is getting a boost of funding to repair sites that were damaged from coal mining before 1977. The state is expected to receive an additional $22.7 million each year for the next 15 years for its Abandoned Mine Lands Program, or AML, as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill that Congress passed last year.
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Back in March, 175 countries across the world pledged to reduce plastic pollution. One of the factories that recycles plastic bags is located in Winchester, where the company, called Trex, turns it into composite boards, used to build decks.An organization in Floyd County is trying to collect 500 pounds of plastic over the next six months.