Environment

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forest
Environment, Virginia

Workshops aim to help landowners make plans for passing land to next generation

crimora park river access closure
Environment, Local

Crimora Park partially opens to the public after four months of construction

climate change protest
Environment, Local

Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville team up to fight climate change

farm sprinkler
Environment, Local

Board of Supervisors declares drought warning for Augusta County

south nags head OBX outer banks beach
Environment, U.S. & World

Hurricane Lee to bring dangerous rip currents, waves to Outer Banks

hurricane season
Environment, Virginia

It’s hurricane season: Virginia businesses encouraged to prepare natural disaster plans

Fall Foliage at Sherando Lake
Environment, Virginia

Virginia Tech expert reveals the best weekends to view fall foliage in Virginia

black mold in house
Environment, Virginia

HUD awards $2.3M to address housing hazards, lead-based paint in Virginia

gardening in Virginia
Environment, Op/Eds

What can I do this fall to ensure my garden looks its best next spring?

fall foliage drive
Environment, Virginia

Fall foliage expected to be ‘quite colorful’ in Virginia; first frost ‘later than usual’

shower water
Environment, Local

Drought warning: City of Staunton asks residents to reduce water usage

hurricane warning sign
Environment, U.S. & World

Virginia, East Coast likely to feel effects of Category 5 Hurricane Lee next week

smoke rising from manhole
Environment, Local

Harrisonburg to test sewer system for breaks and leaks, residents may see smoke

New York City
Environment, Op/Eds, U.S. & World

Is New York City really sinking? If so, is it a natural or human-caused phenomenon?

climate change
Environment, Op/Eds

Climate and Energy News Roundup: September 2023

bee hives
Environment, Virginia

Virginia Tech ecology expert: ‘Bees do more than just give us honey’

earth
Environment, Op/Eds, U.S. & World

The engine is fried on my Honda Civic: What’s the environmentally friendly thing to do?

monarch butterfly on purple butterfly bush garden
Culture, Environment, Virginia

Creating a thriving butterfly habitat at home may help alleviate habitat loss 

wild ginseng on ground
Environment, Health, Virginia

Virginia’s ginseng harvest season is here: Read the regulations to prevent fines

pipeline damage2
Environment, Police, Virginia

VSP investigating fire that destroyed machinery being used at Mountain Valley Pipeline site

Culture, Environment, Local

Augusta County native, third-generation Black-owned farm named 2023 Valley Treasure

Environment, Health, Virginia

Fishing suspended at Shenandoah National Park with high temps, low stream flow

gardening in Virginia
Environment, Local

Free mulch available now at Ivy Material Utilization Center

birch tree harrisonburg public safety plaza
Environment, Local

Harrisonburg to remove four overgrown River Birch trees in Public Safety Building Plaza

Hunter and son beside lake
Environment, Virginia

Looking to hunt at Virginia State Parks? Requirements, registration details released

climate change
Environment, Op/Eds, Politics

Tepco’s license to kill: Dispersal of radioactive waste as disaster response

japan
Environment, Op/Eds, Politics

The Fukushima tragedy resurfaces

earth
Environment, Op/Eds

Legal challenge brewing regarding Biden administration decision to stop the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay

ben cline
Environment, Politics, U.S. & World

Ben Cline, your congressman, thinks they’re ‘coming for your ceiling fans’: Analysis

earth
Environment, Op/Eds

Could the supposedly imminent collapse of the Gulf Stream cause another ice age?

algae bloom in lake
Environment, Virginia

Harmful algal bloom advisory lifted for Blackwater River arm of Smith Mountain Lake