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Lawmakers are considering a bill that would double fines for water-quality violations of companies that build natural gas pipelines.Delegate Christ Hurst…
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The Trump administration is again trying to make it easier for developers and farmers to fill or discharge pollutants into streams and wetlands – a move…
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The health of the James River watershed continues to improve and is significantly better than it was ten years ago. That new assessment was released…
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The drinking water expert from Virginia Tech, who first uncovered the lead contamination in Flint Michigan’s water supply, will lead ongoing testing of…
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The water emergency in Flint, Michigan might not have come to light without the work of a team of Virginia Tech researchers.Toxic levels of lead in the…
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Environmental projects in Virginia are getting a big boon. The state is receiving nearly $8 million in funding to help clean the Chesapeake Bay and its…
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For the first time in years the health of Virginia’s largest river is considered above average. That’s the word from the The James River Association. The…
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Burning coal to make electricity isn’t its only impact on the environment. The mining process has also been shown to pollute nearby waterways.New rules…
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The level of environmental pollution rose in Virginia for the first time in seven years. And once again, Montgomery County in the southwestern part of the…
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Scientists say 50-year old water regulations are out of step with modern challenges to the country’s drinking water. Urban and agricultural runoff,…