E-scooters return to Virginia Tech, providing opportunities for research
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They’re orange, they’re electric, and they’re back: e-scooters will soon reappear on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
Search Results for climate
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A big shot in the arm: Infrastructure bill would aid Bay restoration
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The Chesapeake Bay restoration effort stands to get a hefty infusion of funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal reached in the U.S. Senate.
Mason City, Iowa: Adding 102 apartments downtown, The River 2 Project
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Mason City is providing grants to help in the development of a 102-unit apartment complex downtown. The River II is the second iteration of the River, a 133-unit housing complex developed as “Workforce Housing.”
Patton Logistics Group to invest $11M to expand in Pulaski County
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The Patton Logistics Group will invest $11 million to expand its trucking, logistics, and warehousing operation in the New River Valley Commerce Park in Pulaski County.
Virginia LCV 2021 Scorecard ranks lawmakers on key environmental votes
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The Virginia League of Conservation Voters released its 2021 General Assembly Conservation Scorecard, which ranks members of the legislature based on their votes on key environmental legislation.
Farm funding is our best shot to reduce pollution in Chesapeake
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The best strategy for meeting the pollution reduction goals in the Chesapeake Bay’s Clean Water Blueprint is to focus on farms.
House Democrats push clean energy tax incentives in infrastructure package
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More than 180 House Democrats are urging leadership to include important clean energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation tax incentives in the plan.
Biggest, most profitable corporations avoid federal taxes
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U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) announced legislation to ensure America’s largest corporations pay their fair share and prevent them from paying nothing in federal taxes.
Senate approves infrastructure deal
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The U.S. Senate voted today to approve a trillion-dollar infrastructure package, a big first step on an item at the top of President Biden’s domestic agenda.
Charlottesville issues call for volunteers for Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign
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Charlottesville is participating in the 2021 NIHHIS-CAPA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign, a nationwide citizen-science based effort to collect local data on temperatures and humidity levels.
