What is it about natural gas fracking that environmentalists hate so much?
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Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting natural gas.
Search Results for wildlife
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Monsanto agrees to pay Virginia $80M in PCBs distribution settlement
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PCBs were distributed by Monsanto Co. from the 1930s to 1977, when the company produced 99 percent of America’s PCBs.
How can I be a more environmentally responsible parent?
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Sustainable parenting isn’t easy given all the ways modern society has become largely a profusion of disposable products.
Rockingham County: Forest Service to close portion of Skidmore Fork Road
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The USDA Forest Service will temporarily close a section of Skidmore Fork Road in Rockingham County this month.
Enrichment activities such as stroller walking can improve feline health
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New research suggests that cats taken out in strollers have increased health and wellbeing, and improved chances for adoption.
Virginia Tech ecology expert: ‘Bees do more than just give us honey’
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More than $2 million worth of honey is produced in Virginia annually – but honeybees do more than “just give us honey,” one expert says.
State Fair of Virginia to offer immersive dive into world of agriculture
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This year’s State Fair of Virginia offers unique ways for all ages to explore Virginia agriculture. Themed “Your Fair, Your Way,” the 10-day event begins Sept. 22.
Tropical storms, flooding likely on Virginia waterways this Labor Day
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The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is reminding Virginians to make sure boats are stocked with life jackets in good condition as Labor Day weekend nears.
USDA Forest Service announces funding available for forest restoration
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The USDA Forest Service is now accepting applications for the 2024 Landscape Scale Restoration competitive grant program, which provides financial support to partners performing priority work on non-federal forestlands.
Legal challenge brewing regarding Biden administration decision to stop the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay
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Bristol Bay is a relatively small but nevertheless important body of water in Southwestern Alaska.
