
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley news roundup: July 2021
First edition of a new Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Roundup of environmental and energy news!

First edition of a new Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Roundup of environmental and energy news!

The USDA has announced enrollment dates and new incentives for farmers and landowners interested in participating in the Conservation Reserve Program.

The excerpt of the Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending June 6 follows.

The Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, has announced its endorsement of Mark Herring for reelection as attorney general of Virginia.

The Conservation Stewardship Program is a favorite with many producers because it allows them to receive payments for actively managing, maintaining and expanding conservation activities on acreage that remains in active production.

As the source of most of the water we drink and a place where we often go to recreate and enjoy nature, streams represent a crucial point-of-contact between human beings and the environment.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Sentinel species, such as birds, are good indicators of environmental health, and they can send subtle warning signs that humans may be in danger next.

Washington and Lee University’s Staniar Gallery presents “Reconciliation,” a show by Leigh Ann Beavers, an art professor at W&L.

A lawsuit filed Friday seeks to reverse the Trump administration’s elimination of safeguards that have protected national forests from unneeded, ill-conceived and destructive logging, road building, and utility right-of-way projects.
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