Pollution standards will protect Virginia’s health, economy
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy today announced a major proposal to curb carbon pollution from our nation’s existing power plants for the first time ever.
Search Results for flooding
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Virginia Environmental Endowment awards nearly $300K in grants
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The Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) announced awards of nearly $300,000 to protect and improve the state’s natural resources and environment.
McAuliffe urges citizens to prepare for hurricane season
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To emphasize the importance of preparing for hurricane season, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has recognized May 25-31 as Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Week.
Emmett Hanger honored by Sierra Club for work on climate, energy policy
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The Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club will recognize nine Legislative Leaders who have distinguished themselves in the 2014 General Assembly Session as patrons of environmental bills.
Chris Graham: Inside how Michigan State sneaked past UVa.
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It starts and ends with shooting. UVa. got its usual run of open looks from backdoor cuts and screens freeing up three-point shooters, and just couldn’t knock them down.
Notes, Quotes and Comments: UVa. falls in the Sweet 16
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Postgame notes and the transcript from the press conference with UVa. coach Tony Bennett and players Joe Harris, AKil Mitchell and Malcolm Brogdon.
Shenandoah Valley on edge of major northeast snowstorm
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AccuWeather.com reports two storms will merge quickly enough to produce a major snowstorm from the upper part of the mid-Atlantic to southern New England Thursday into Friday. The storm will affect more than 70 million people in the Midwest and the Northeast combined and could have a major negative impact on travel.
Winter storm complicates Thanksgiving travel
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An approaching winter storm is projected to bring Virginia snow to the west and two to four inches of rain in Richmond and surrounding areas today and tomorrow, likely creating havoc for holiday travelers. The storm, Boreas, made its grand entrance in California and pushed its deadly path as far as Texas creating treacherous traffic conditions.
Ken Plum: Science goes on trial in Virginia
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Not since the Scopes trial in Tennessee in 1925 has science been on trial as it has been in Virginia over the last few years. The Scopes trial was of course about Darwin’s theory of evolution. That trial concluded more than 85 years ago, but the debate goes on with fundamentalists who prefer the teaching of creationism over evolution in public schools.
McAuliffe launches plan to protect Virginia’s natural resources
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe launched his platform to protect Virginia’s environment and natural resources to ensure continued economic growth in Virginia on Thursday.
