
Sierra Club endorses Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor
The Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club endorsed Democrat Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor.

The Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club endorsed Democrat Justin Fairfax for lieutenant governor.

While popular with conservation groups, coastal easements that prevent development in order to protect marshland are not favored by property owners.

I have mixed emotions about the fact that I’ll be missing the latest big fascism rally here in Charlottesville.

Mission Services Inc. will invest $820,000 to expand its operation in Fairfax County. The project will create 400 new jobs.

Environmental scientists have discovered that the burning of coal produces incredibly small particles of a highly unusual form of titanium oxide.

Draftco Inc., a machine and fabrication shop, will invest $450,000 to expand its manufacturing operation in Augusta County.

Any report by the Union of Concerned Scientists is met with skepticism in some quarters.

Instagram, the photo-based social network which Facebook bought in 2012 for a cool $1 billion, continues to rack up new users.

When Elaine Metz and Shannen Kelly started research at Virginia Tech in May, they already had an interest in improving the environment.

Emily Burke’s “aha” moment came under a giant kapok tree that towered over the blanket of green that envelopes the Ecuadorian rainforest.
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