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Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Elaine Luria (VA-02), and Walter B. Jones (NC-03) co-introduced the bipartisan Defend our Coast Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing leases for offshore oil drilling in the mid-Atlantic.
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The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board today unanimously approved an air pollution permit for a natural gas compressor station that would power Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation biennial State of the Bay report score decreased one point this year to 33, equivalent to a D+. The drop was largely due to increased pollution and poor water clarity caused by record regional rainfall.
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It’s hard to believe that bitcoin, the best known of a group of new “cryptocurrencies” that many believe to be the future of money, could be the final nail in the coffin causing irreversible climate change.
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An advocacy group is saying the DEQ is attempting to erase the lives and history of the Union Hill community while misleading the State Air Pollution Control Board regarding the proposed compressor station site for Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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The holidays don’t always bring in festive cheer for some people. In many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the shorter days and gloomy nights can trigger the onset of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in some people.
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The Virginia Department of Health announced today that the remaining portion of the Back River closed to shellfish harvesting on Dec. 21 due to a sewage spill has been reopened.
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You know, if Republicans wanted a border wall, they could have made it happen, easily. But instead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided that he wanted the filibuster more than a wall that we all know is never going to be built.
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Society is an entirely adaptive process that changes based on the needs and opportunities of the people who live within it. Two hundred years ago, this meant society looked entirely different than it does today.
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Probiotics are live microorganisms that can be obtained through fermented foods like miso, tempeh, and sauerkraut, among others (which are a lot more healthy and taste about as good as the Chicken McNuggets at McDonald’s!).
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