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A government agency has moved to protect thousands of square miles of ocean bottom habitat – including areas off the Virginia coast – from damage by…
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A poll by the National Resources Defense Council shows 88% of Virginians want the state to use more wind and solar power, and the federal government has…
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Dominion Virginia Power has leased land offshore for a wind park, but it’s not clear when construction might begin. The company says a demonstration…
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This year, the federal government said it would give nearly $47 million to each of three states hoping to develop offshore wind power – Virginia, New…
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Last month fisheries managers from Florida to Maine voted for a ten percent increase in commercial harvests of menhaden.The oily fish is loved by bald…
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The decline of coal mining is a blessing to some and a curse to others. And when it comes to what’s known as ‘mountain top removal’ the disagreement runs…
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Governor McAuliffe has accelerated the timetable set in a 2007 state law that requires a voluntary 10% reduction in state energy consumption—by moving its…
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Farmers markets in this country are growing. New ones are springing up all over Virginia. These community markets are morphing into more than just places…
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You’ve probably seen it in your garden, along roadways, just about everywhere: Garlic Mustard. It’s an invasive plant that stealthily out-competes native…
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Last week, 30 students began an unusual protest – riding bicycles along the path of a proposed natural gas pipeline. Kendall King with the Virginia…