Fluctuating weather creates diverse Virginia tomato harvest
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A late frost and dry weather followed by flash flooding dinged this year’s tomato crop, and Hanover County grower Beau Mitchell is hoping for better weather next year.
Search Results for flooding
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Since 9/11, the government’s answer to every problem has been more government
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Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?
Luria calls on House leadership to invest in workforce training
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) and Congressman Andy Kim (R-NJ-03) are making a bipartisan effort to urge House Leadership to allocate appropriate funding for workforce training programs that bolster coastal resiliency.
Climate, energy news roundup: Week of Aug. 29
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Staunton hunkering down for possible impacts from Hurricane Laura
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Staunton has been hit hard recently by two spot thunderstorms that have caused millions of dollars in flood damage, so city officials are not taking the potential weekend impact of Hurricane Laura lightly.
Be proactive ahead of potentially busy hurricane season
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Was Hurricane Isaias the main event, or just a sneak preview of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season? As climate experts monitor the atmosphere, Virginians should prepare now for the threat of wild weather.
Staunton extends Dine Out in Downtown business promotion through Nov. 1
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The City of Staunton and the Staunton Downtown Development Association announced today the continuation of the Dine Out in Downtown initiative through Sunday, Nov. 1.
Elon Musk, high-speed internet blanketing the globe, and the environment
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Elon Musk plans to put thousands of new satellites into space to blanket Earth with high speed Internet. What are the environmental implications of this?
Storm devastated structures in Virginia, but doused dry farmland
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The second hurricane of the season roared into Virginia’s Tidewater region with 70-plus-mph winds early Aug. 4, causing structural damage, power outages and tornado-related injuries.
Staunton offers preliminary estimate for Aug. 8 flood damage: $3.1M
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The City of Staunton is estimating $3.1 million in damages from the Aug. 8 flash floods that damaged 164 public, residential and commercial properties.
