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UVA Health University Medical Center’s Battle Building earns national award for sustainability
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UVA Health University Medical Center’s Battle Building has earned the 2024 Greening the OR Recognition Award.
House Republicans ‘put polluters over’ Americans with legislation of home appliances
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The Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act intends to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and change DOE procedures.
New Virginia state budget doesn’t address Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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The new Virginia state budget is missing a provision keeping the state in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that had been in there when legislators passed their original spending plan in March.
Virginia awarded more than $14M in federal funding for three conservation projects
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The Department of Agriculture has awarded the Commonwealth $14,070,000 in federal funding for three conservation projects.
Republican attorneys general sue over ‘EPA’s illegal power grab’ of new rule on power plants
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A 25-state coalition of attorneys general have filed a lawsuit for review of EPA’s new rule on existing coal and natural gas power plants.
God breaking down walls: UMC ends ban on gay clergy, same-sex marriages
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United Methodist Church delegates at the UMC General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., made history last week as the conference ended bans on gay clergy and same-sex marriages.
Declining number of fireflies in summer season likely due to weather, development, pesticides
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A Virginia Tech entomologist said the number of fireflies on summer nights is decreasing due to climate and urban development.
What’s our region’s risk of wildfires? We’re betting it’s higher than you think
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With the growing impact of climate change, understanding how to prepare for wildfires has become more relevant in Virginia, according to the USDA Forest Service.
Southern Environmental Law Center reports Dominion wind project moving forward despite lawsuit
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Dominion Energy says it will still move forward with construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project in early May.
