
Chesapeake Bay advisory board gives update on health of the Bay
The Chesapeake Bay advisory board met with elected officials last week to discuss environment issues that impact the Bay and Coastal Virginia.

The Chesapeake Bay advisory board met with elected officials last week to discuss environment issues that impact the Bay and Coastal Virginia.
Tony Elliott had to look out at the sea of empty seats in Scott Stadium and wonder to himself, Did I really leave Clemson for this? Though actually, he didn’t think that. He didn’t admit to it, anyway.
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, or DRPT, invites the public to join the conversation on the Virginia Statewide Rail Plan.

Virginia’s most infamous hitchhiker is on the move again: the spotted lanternfly.

The Rivanna River, Meadow Creek, Moores Creek, Schenks Branch, and Lodge Creek have been identified by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as being impaired due to excessive levels of sediment and/or bacteria.

Large- and utility-scale solar facilities are a fast-growing source of electricity in Virginia and a key component of the Commonwealth’s decarbonization strategy.

The 2022 Virginia Tech football season kicks off on Friday as the Hokies travel to face Old Dominion.

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley is holding a rally on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Shenandoah Valley regional office of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in Harrisonburg to protest Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push to remove the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

The pre-kickoff environment in and around Scott Stadium somehow ranked 10th in a rundown compiled by the folks at Bookies.com, which doesn’t say a lot for the four that were rated not as good.

Topsoil holds a balance of organic matter, air, water and minerals and as such is the layer that facilitates life in the soil.
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