
Federal appeals court strike down Mountain Valley Pipeline permit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision Thursday finding that Mountain Valley Pipeline construction jeopardizes endangered and threatened species.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a decision Thursday finding that Mountain Valley Pipeline construction jeopardizes endangered and threatened species.

VDOT plans to prune trees and remove small trees up to six inches in diameter within the VDOT right of way along approximately 29 miles of Route 151.

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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Steering Committee member Earl Zimmerman brings us this latest installment of Climate and Energy News.

The day starts early for interns at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

When one door closed on crop production for Mike Dorman, he soon opened another to restore about 30 acres of wetland as an oasis for hunting, fishing and wildlife watching in picturesque Shenandoah County.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week the reopening of Green Pastures Recreation Area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.

Central Virginia landowners can learn more about actively managing their forest lands during the 11th annual Forest Landowners’ Retreat, to be held Oct. 22-23 at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox.

Albemarle County’s Parks & Recreation and Police Departments are hosting a Community Day at the Park event at Simpson Park on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 2-6 p.m.

As of Aug. 12, 94 percent or approximately 34,066 Virginia Tech students, had received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the university’s vaccination dashboard.
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