Sea otters may be the internet's new cats. But while the aquatic Enhydras are peak adorable and rival their feline counterparts for internet space, they are also critical as a keystone species for our marine ecosystems. This is why September 23 through 29 has been...
Occupation: Appalachia
“I miss my house. I really would not have traded it for a piece of plywood if this were not important,” shouted Red Terry, high above her property in a tree-sit on Bent Mountain this past April. Theresa “Red” Terry lives in an “active crime scene,” according to law...
Critical Victory For MVP Opponents in the Pipeline Battle
Environmentalists rejoiced as the Federal Appeals Court struck down two important decisions that had allowed the Mountain Valley Pipeline natural gas line to cut through the Jefferson National Forest this past Friday. The decision, which comes after years of cases and...
The East End Landfill is the Environmental Disaster That No One Wants to Talk About
Back in March, many members of the Fulton and Varina communities were relieved to hear that the controversial East End Landfill (TEEL) would be shut down following a 5-0 vote by the Henrico County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to revoke the facility’s conditional use...
Pipeline Protesters Unite Outside Dominion Energy’s Richmond Board Meeting
Outside the offices of Dominion’s annual shareholder meeting, protesters gathered on the corner of the opposing street, chanting in opposition to the pipelines tearing through people’s homes and livelihood in the western part of the Commonwealth. “Our fields, our...
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