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Biodegradable plastic is defined as any form of plastic that can break down into its constituent components in the environment within days, weeks or months without leaving behind potentially toxic residue.
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The Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will host the 35th annual Mudbass Classic Tournament on Saturday, April 28, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Duck Pond on the Blacksburg campus.
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Experts say distracted driving is reaching epidemic levels. In Virginia last year, 208 of the 842 fatalities on Virginia roads were due to distracted driving.
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More than 3,400 trees will be planted across Virginia thanks to the teamwork of the Virginia Department of Forestry, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Forest Service Chesapeake Watershed Forestry program, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Altria Co.
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At its monthly meeting this week, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved $20.2 million in contracts for projects by both the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
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R.E.M. sings about the end of the world as we know it, and feeling fine about it. If you’re on edge about predictions from numerologists who like to do such things warning that the end of the world is coming next Monday, worry not, says a Virginia Tech expert.
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The Virginia Tech Department of Economics is teaming with Peru’s Universidad de Piura for a new undergraduate summer research exchange program that focuses on how behavioral economics can inform public policymaking on such topics as environment, health, technology, and education.
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Mary Baldwin University announced today the largest gift in its 176-year history: a $25 million legacy gift from alumna and longtime champion Bertie Murphy Deming Smith ’46.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a group of 37 senators in introducing a resolution calling for the immediate resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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James River Association, partners and community members in Richmond will celebrate World Fish Migration Day – a one day global-local event to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish.
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