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Gov. Ralph Northam has announced the winners of the 2020 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which recognize innovative projects that improve Virginia’s environment.
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The Appomattox is the largest tributary on the tidal portion of the James River, originating near Appomattox Courthouse where Confederate Gen. Robert Lee surrendered to U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in 1865.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimated in 2018 that 34.2 percent of the world’s fish stocks were overfished.
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Residents and visitors to the Shenandoah River watershed will soon enjoy six new or improved access points to the rivers in the area, thanks to an effort funded by DuPontWaynesboro Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration settlement.
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Traditional veterinary education leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) may not adequately prepare veterinarians to succeed in research careers.
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In the Lower Chesapeake Bay, a small horse moves through the underwater beds of eelgrass looking for food.
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Elon Musk plans to put thousands of new satellites into space to blanket Earth with high speed Internet. What are the environmental implications of this?
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Our access to the outdoors has a new meaning these days.
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It’s been a slog, but efforts are making headway to rid the Anacostia River of long-banned toxic chemicals that make it unsafe to eat many locally caught fish.
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When it comes to environmental stewardship, most are willing to jump on board, but few get to drive the train.
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