Does building wind farms off-shore help protect birds, bats, other wildlife?
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Has anyone figured out how to build wind farms that don’t negatively impact birds, bats and other wildlife? Does building them off-shore help?
Search Results for environment
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Warm temperatures move more shrimp into Chesapeake Bay waters
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Large white shrimp — the kind that might star in a white-wine scampi — have been riding warmer waters into the Chesapeake Bay in growing numbers.
Mel Gurtov: The battle over cobalt
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Recall the controversy over “blood diamonds”—diamond mining that helped fund civil wars in Africa.
Spanberger congratulates Congressional App Challenge winner from Henrico County
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Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has announced Deep Run High School student Vihaan Dutta as the Seventh District winner of the annual Congressional App Challenge.
GO Virginia funding will attract business, support infrastructure, workforce development
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced more than $3.6 million in GO Virginia grants to support 13 projects focused on expanding workforce development and talent pipelines in key industries, fostering business, and improving infrastructure.
SCC throws roadblock at proposed Central Virginia pipeline project
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The State Corporation Commission has determined that Chickahominy Pipeline LLC is a public utility, which means SCC approval is necessary before the company can construct and operate an 83-mile natural gas transmission line across several Central Virginia counties.
Best management practices to protect Chesapeake Bay fully funded in state budget
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Lawmakers in the General Assembly have heard the unified voice of Virginia farmers and conservationists who have long advocated for full funding to implement agricultural best management practices that protect natural resources.
Another national ranking has Virginia ranked best state for business
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Business Facilities magazine has named Virginia the top state for Overall Business Climate. No doubt your favorite conservative blogger will tell you that the voting was somehow rigged, but, whatever.
DEQ issues drought advisory for Southern Virginia, Eastern Shore
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a drought watch advisory for southern portions of Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
It’s time to put Joe Manchin back in his place: On the sidelines
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Months of Democrats and President Biden kissing Joe Manchin’s West Virginia white ass ended, predictably, with Joe Manchin doing what Joe Manchin was no doubt going to do all along.
