
Senate Democrats champion environmental issues
This afternoon, Senate Democrats presented an array of environmental initiatives aiming to protect Virginia’s natural beauty.

This afternoon, Senate Democrats presented an array of environmental initiatives aiming to protect Virginia’s natural beauty.

Today the U.S. Department of the Interior released a draft five-year plan that would make the Mid- and South Atlantic coasts available to oil and gas leasing starting in 2017.

Comedian Lee Camp is coming to Charlottesville for a performance at the Main Street Annex on Feb. 21. Camp’s stand-up comedy has been featured on Comedy Central and ABC’s Good Morning America.

Between mercury poisoning, overfishing and the environmental impacts of fish farms or “aquaculture,” some might expect to see a “Proceed with Caution” sign above seafood counters soon.

Trust is an important driver of collaboration, conflict resolution, and enhanced group performance in the business world as well as in the management of natural resources.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

A new VCU Commonwealth Education Poll found Virginians remain strongly supportive of funding for public schools and see funding as having a direct impact on school quality.

Do you trust the federal government? An overwhelming majority of America doesn’t. That widely accepted belief hasn’t always been the case.

Life stories, poetry, and football will be featured in headliner events for the 2015 Virginia Festival of the Book, recently announced by Festival program director Jane Kulow.

Two bills that would change state law allowing localities to expand their options for meeting public notice requirements failed to make it out of a House of Delegates subcommittee this week.
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