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Yogaville Environmental Solutions to co-sponsor informative pipeline events

Published date: April 17, 2015 | 2:05 pm

Yogaville Environmental Solutions (YES), a new undertaking by Yogaville to educate about and advocate for sustainable energy policies, is cosponsoring with Friends of Buckingham two events on Sunday, April 19, to discuss the Atlantic Coast Pipeline proposal and its impact on Buckingham County, including the impact of a planned compressor station near Route 56. , with an announcement of its long-term and short-term goals.

Environmentalism must re-focus on known problems: Time to cut climate campaigners loose

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Published date: April 10, 2015 | 9:48 am

Climate change increasingly dominates the environmental movement. Besides last month’s Earth Hour, an event focussed on “changing climate change,” climate activists will take centre stage at this year’s Earth Day on April 22.

Governor McAuliffe announces Environmental Excellence Award winners

Chris Graham

Published date: April 1, 2015 | 7:41 am

Updated: May 27, 2025 | 8:42 pm

Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced the winners of the 2015 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which were presented Tuesday at the Environment Virginia Symposium at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.

Environmental groups partner to restore historic riverfront in Powhatan

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Published date: March 27, 2015 | 7:12 am

Updated: March 26, 2015 | 10:15 pm

Through a Virginia Department of Forestry grant, the James River Association is partnering with the Chesapeake Conservancy and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to enhance and restore the riverfront along the James River at St. Francis/St. Emma, also known as Belmead, in Powhatan.

VCU, UVA and Swedish researchers discover that childhood environment strongly influences the development of cognitive ability

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Published date: March 24, 2015 | 12:01 am

Updated: March 23, 2015 | 11:03 pm

Young adults who were raised in educated households develop higher cognitive ability than those who were brought up in less ideal environments, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia and Lund University in Sweden.

Robert Hurt votes to reform the Environmental Protection Agency

Chris Graham

Published date: March 18, 2015 | 4:56 pm

Updated: October 26, 2025 | 8:12 pm

Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of two bills to reform the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): H.R. 1029, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act and H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act.

Environmental groups align efforts to challenge FERC pipeline projects

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Published date: March 10, 2015 | 1:53 pm

Updated: March 10, 2015 | 1:56 pm

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not informing the public about the big picture when it comes to natural gas infrastructure projects related to increased gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations according to several environmental groups.

Salt brine keeps roads clear and protects the environment

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Published date: March 3, 2015 | 9:11 am

About 17 million tons of deicing salt is applied to roadways in the U.S. each year according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Pre-wetting roads with salt brine before an expected snow storm or freeze is far more efficient because the brine sticks to the road.

Cost-share funding helps farmers and environment

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Published date: February 27, 2015 | 2:02 pm

Updated: February 27, 2015 | 11:04 am

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has lobbied on behalf of its producer members this winter for adequate state funding of cost-share money for best management practices.

Environment Virginia: Polluters spending $5M to pollute Virginia politics

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Published date: February 25, 2015 | 3:02 pm

Updated: February 27, 2015 | 9:40 am

The owner of Honeywell International, Inc. spent $5,140,000 on lobbying in a single year, according to a new report by Environment Virginia.

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Yogaville Environmental Solutions to co-sponsor informative pipeline events

Environmentalism must re-focus on known problems: Time to cut climate campaigners loose

Governor McAuliffe announces Environmental Excellence Award winners

Environmental groups partner to restore historic riverfront in Powhatan

VCU, UVA and Swedish researchers discover that childhood environment strongly influences the development of cognitive ability

Robert Hurt votes to reform the Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental groups align efforts to challenge FERC pipeline projects

Salt brine keeps roads clear and protects the environment

Cost-share funding helps farmers and environment

Environment Virginia: Polluters spending $5M to pollute Virginia politics

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