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Americans generate about 254 million tons of trash and recycle and compost about 87 million tons of this material, which adds up to a 34.3 percent national recycling rate.
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On Tuesday, The Roanoke Times reported that the decision to share pipeline comments with the governor’s office before making them public was one outcome of an Oct. 28 meeting in Richmond that included representatives from 13 state agencies involved in the permitting process or mitigation efforts for the proposed pipelines. The Times reported the purpose of coordinating with the Governor’s office was to “ensure that state agencies will speak about the pipeline projects in the same way.”
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Asheville, N.C., is the best place in the nation for veterans entrepreneurs, and Staunton, Va., is ranked fourth, according to a new study commissioned by USAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes.
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A few weeks ago, the U.S. House voted to lift the longstanding ban on crude oil exports. It’s now up to President Obama and the Senate to stop this dangerous proposal – a big boost for the oil companies at the expense of the climate and our health.
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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge presented awards of $10,000 to each of ten individuals during the 22nd annual Dawbarn Education Awards ceremony Wednesday evening.
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The Natural Resources Defense Council today expressed strong support for Virginia and its attorney general, Mark Herring, for joining a coordinated effort to protect the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan from legal attacks by carbon intensive special interests.
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe issued the following statement on Attorney General Herring’s legal action to support clean air and clean energy in the Commonwealth.
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The White House released a Presidential Memorandum Tuesday that mandates federal agencies to give preference to advance compensation mechanisms that are likely to achieve environmental performance standards prior to any adverse impacts. In other words, mitigation and conservation banks should be the first choice.
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Environment can make all the difference in behavior – even at the cellular level. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have discovered even a small shift in environmental factors can change how a cell in the immune system matures.
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The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a brief yesterday on behalf of Roanoke River Basin Association and Dan River Basin Association that weighs in on an industry challenge to Virginia’s 33-year-old statutory ban on uranium mining.
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