Albemarle County government names Michael Barnes as new Director of Planning
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Albemarle County government has hired Michael Barnes to serve as the Director of Planning.
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Maryland moves to curb striped bass fishing in spring spawning season
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Spurred by slumping striped bass reproduction in Maryland waters, the state Department of Natural Resources is moving to curtail fishing for the popular migratory species during its spawning run next spring.
Roddy Scheer: How do enhanced geothermal power plants differ from regular geothermal?
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Geothermal energy is energy derived from the natural heat beneath the Earth’s surface. The word geothermal comes from the Greek “geo” (for earth) and “therme” (heat).
Roddy Scheer: War is horrible, and it is no less so for the environment
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What sort of environmental toll are the major military conflicts going on around the world now taking?
Tom H. Hastings: Guerrilla war in cities and other evolutionary missteps
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The Nuclear Freeze resolution, backed by most US citizens in the 1982 elections, called for the immediate freeze of all research, production, and deployment of any new nuclear weapons.
Staunton District Traffic Alert: VDOT road work schedule for Dec. 11-15
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VDOT has updated its list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
Climate groups urge state board to reject Virginia DEQ construction permit proposal
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A coalition of 32 environmental groups is urging the State Water Control Board to reject a Virginia DEQ proposal that would authorize discharges from thousands of sites across the state each year.
Virginia: Fall fire season devastating – 156 wildfires, 25K acres burned
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The Virginia Department of Forestry responded to 156 wildfires that burned nearly 25,000 acres and damaged 13 structures.
MAGA Republican auto bill is attempt to ‘strip away’ personal freedoms, rights
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The so-called Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, or H.R. 4468, was approved by the U.S. House yesterday on a vote of 221 to 197.
TRANQ Research Act will ‘develop our understanding of synthetic opioids’
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The Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act of 2023 (TRANQ Research Act) passed the U.S. House on Monday.
