NRDC: $170 billion in higher gas pump costs, 300,000 jobs at risk under Trump scheme
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The Trump administration move to roll back clean car and fuel economy standards could cost U.S. consumers $170 billion more at the pump.
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Simple fix for Vietnam crops cuts pesticide use, sends bugs packing
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Farmers in Vietnam face unwelcome pests and chemical residues at harvest time, but Virginia Tech researchers are helping them to safely battle the bugs and pesticides.
Warner, Kaine applaud Senate appropriations bill
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) applauded Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to fund federal programs.
Tim Kaine statement on final Senate passage of annual defense bill
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, comments on final Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
Hamid Yazdan Panah: ICE policies hurt our communities beyond the border
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Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out one of its largest raids in years, arresting more than 140 people in Ohio.
Virginia Tech launches Feed the Future Senegal Youth in Agriculture project
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Twenty miles east of the capital of Senegal, hundreds of guests arrived in Senegal’s newest city, Diamniadio, for the grand event.
Cascades Inc. to invest $275 million in Hanover County
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Cascades Inc. plans to invest $275 million to establish a lightweight recycled containerboard operation in the former Bear Island Paper Mill in Hanover County.
Connolly-Sarbanes introduce Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act
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Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act.
Conservation initiatives will continue with new Farm Bill
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Farm bills provide crop insurance and nutritional assistance, but they also play a vital role in helping farmers conserve natural resources.
Forecasting growth of pine trees through first half of 21st century
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The ability to predict weather patterns has helped us make clothing choices and travel plans, and even saved lives. Now, researchers in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment are using similar predictive methods to forecast the growth of trees.
