Farmers happy with recent rainfall, but need more
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More than 5 inches of rain in parts of western Virginia the weekend of Feb. 10 led to muddy conditions but happy farmers.
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Sigora Solar VP elected to National Solar Industry Board
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The Solar Energy Industries Association elected Karla Loeb, Sigora Solar’s vice president of policy and business development, to SEIA’s Board of Directors.
Northam announces 2018 Outstanding STEM Award recipients
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Governor Ralph Northam and Science Museum of Virginia Chief Wonder Officer Richard Conti announced the 2018 Outstanding STEM Award recipients.
Warner introduces bill to provide certainty for Virginia farmers, cattlemen
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Chicken Caucus, joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act.
State Senate votes to protect Virginians from toxic coal ash
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The State Senate voted 37-3 on Tuesday to pass a bill continuing the existing moratorium preventing Virginia from issuing permits to close coal ash ponds throughout the state, but allows Dominion Energy Virginia to close six ponds that have already have already been excavated and dewatered.
Fulbright seeks to minimize tsunami damage in Israel
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Within minutes, tsunamis can claim tens of thousands of lives and destroy sites of archaeological, cultural, and socioeconomic importance.
Using artificial intelligence to hunt for slow zones in overcrowded networks
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We’re all connected — and not just in a yogic sense. By 2022, there will be 29 billion connected devices across the globe, according to a forecast from the June 2017 Ericsson mobility report.
Northam announces new solar project in Gloucester County
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The Department of Environmental Quality has issued a permit for Strata Solar Development to construct and operate a new solar facility, Gloucester Solar, LLC, in Gloucester County. The 19.8 megawatt (MW) project will supply enough electricity to power more than 4,000 homes.
Fishburne Military School CyberPatriot team wins Silver Tier 2nd Place in Virginia Award
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A team of cadets from Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro recently concluded an exceptional round of competition in the 10th season of CyberPatriot – the Air Force Association’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.
Earth Talk: Regenerative Agriculture
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Regenerative Agriculture (RA) describes farming and grazing practices that help reverse climate change by rebuilding the organic matter in soil and restoring degraded soil biodiversity.
