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Trees are known to improve air quality by capturing six common air pollutants and toxic gases: ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and lead. In fact, a single tree can absorb 10 pounds of air pollutants per year.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the appointment of an experienced group of law enforcement professionals, legislators, community leaders and academics to serve on his Commission on Parole Review.
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It is hard to see how rallies focused on the unrealistic goal of ‘stopping climate change’ benefits nurses, anti-poverty activists, and wildlife campaigners.
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Aspiring peacebuilder Sujan Rai arrived at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute a week late; she almost didn’t make it to Eastern Mennonite University at all. The delay: two massive earthquakes that hit her city of Kathmandu, Nepal in April.
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Charlie Good: a rising senior majoring in chemistry at Eastern Mennonite University, is interning at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Multiple news outlets are confirming that former UVA starting quarterback Greyson Lambert is transferring to Georgia. The news comes down on Wednesday, a day after published reports indicated interest from UGA coach Mark Richt, who had recruited Lambert, a Georgia prep star, out of high school.
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At stake are trillions of dollars, countless jobs, the security of our energy supply, and, if people like Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) founder and president, Marshall Saunders, are right, the fate of the global environment itself.
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner provided a variety of useful resources and an online form on his Senate website for Virginians potentially impacted by the cyberattack targeting health insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to contact his office for assistance.
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Attorney General Mark Herring and other state attorneys general from across the country reached a settlement to protect consumers’ personally identifiable information in connection with the sale of RadioShack’s trademark and intellectual property.
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The Greenbrier, the historic resort destination located in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia, is pleased to announce that Earth, Wind & Fire will perform at the Grand Opening of Center Court at Creekside on Saturday, June 20th at 9 pm.
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