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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the University of Virginia announced today that UVA has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure that the University’s handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment complies with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
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Solar desalination is a technique used to remove salt from water via a specially designed still that uses solar energy to boil seawater and capture the resulting steam, which is in turn cooled and condensed into pristine freshwater. Salt and other impurities are left behind in the still.
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Columbia Gas of Virginia’s parent company, NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America in recognition of the company’s sustainable business practices and performance for the second consecutive year.
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Albemarle County continues to be a member of an elite group of counties nationwide after receiving an affirmation of AAA issuer credit ratings from Fitch, Moody’s and Standards & Poor’s following a comprehensive assessment by the rating agencies.
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Cutting back on paper may seem “so 1990s” given the current focus of environmental organizations on climate change and related global issues.
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Chris Renee Cosmetics LLC, a natural cosmetics company with two beauty and skincare lines located in Tazewell County, will invest more than $2 million to establish a new manufacturing operation in the Oak Park Center for Business and Industry in Washington County.
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On Friday, Sept. 11, veterans at James Madison University will have a new safe haven on campus. The school’s Student Veterans Association chapter will officially be opening a space in Wilson Hall for any current or retired U.S. Military members to use as a quiet place to study, collaborate or socialize.
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The Roger Mudd Center for Ethics at Washington and Lee University will examine “The Ethics of Citizenship” during its 2015–2016 lecture and conference series.
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The truth is, coal is a very dirty industry. There is nothing innocent about the business and it knows it. A much better analogy would be to compare coal to the tobacco industry executives who testified before Congress that nicotine is not addictive, even though they knew otherwise
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Imagine you have been wrongfully arrested, charged with murdering a child. Although the evidence against you is vague, authorities are anxious to appease those demanding justice so your case is rushed to trial.
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