
New state forest is Charlotte County’s first publicly accessible land
Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced the dedication of the Charlotte State Forest, opening the first publicly-accessible state land in Charlotte County.

Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced the dedication of the Charlotte State Forest, opening the first publicly-accessible state land in Charlotte County.

Virginia public officials and environmental health advocates are urging the state’s elected leaders in Washington to support federal investments in clean transportation infrastructure.

Ørsted and Eversource will charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the Northeast.

Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul has received the endorsement of Del. Cia Price in his bid for lieutenant governor.

Gov. Ralph Northam has been great at press conferences on COVID. One thing he still hasn’t gotten down: getting the Virginia Employment Commission in any kind of working order. This week, Sen. Mark Warner, a former governor, called Northam out on the continued failures at VEC.

Dr. Maru Kipleting Kering, an associate professor at the Agricultural Research Station at Virginia State University, recently received the 2021 Land-Grant University Award from the Virginia Agribusiness Council.

Del. David Bulova, who represents part of Fairfax County in the Virginia House of Delegates and is chair of the House General Laws Committee, has been elected to chair the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2021.

John Almarode, executive director of teaching and learning at James Madison University, is among 12 recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award presented by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion Resources.

The American Chemical Society is launching a new food science journal in 2021, and it has named Virginia State University researcher Dr. Yixiang Xu, as associate editor of its upcoming publication, ACS Food Science & Technology.

Sports betting in the United States has been going strong.
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