
Report: Pipeline climate impacts could double that of smokestacks
A new report by the Sierra Club finds that pollution from two proposed pipelines would almost double the total emissions from existing power plants in Virginia.

A new report by the Sierra Club finds that pollution from two proposed pipelines would almost double the total emissions from existing power plants in Virginia.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam released the following statement on the recently announced bipartisan legislation to reduce gun violence.

Businessman Donald Trump holds a comfortable lead over his opponents in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary contest.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, highlighted his cost saving budget amendments for the 2016 General Assembly Session.

A team of researchers led by Virginia Tech has used chemical micropatterns to control the growth of frost caused by condensation.

Attorney General Mark Herring announced a new emphasis on supporting Virginia businesses by combating patent trolling in Virginia.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and National Review editor Rich Lowry have accepted invitations to Washington and Lee University’s 26th Mock Convention.

Nearly 80 percent of the almost 1,000 fatal drug overdoses in Virginia in 2014 involved prescription painkillers or heroin.

UVA Cancer Center has joined the 68 other National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in releasing a statement supporting vaccination against human papillomavirus to help prevent HPV-related cancers.

A new study shows that hearing aids reduce the accelerated mental decline associated with hearing loss. In fact, hearing aid users are no more at risk that people without hearing loss.
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