Roughly 170,000 tons of trash incinerator ash is disposed of at Henrico’s Old Dominion Landfill every year. The landfill is located on Charles City Road in a populated area at the border of Richmond’s east end, just past city limits. Incinerator ash contains toxic...
35 million pounds of toxic chemicals released into Virginia’s environment in 2015
RICHMOND – Factories, power plants and other facilities in Virginia released about 35 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the state’s water, air and land in 2015, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than half of the pollution came from just...
VA environmentalists say budget hurts efforts to protect Chesapeake Bay
RICHMOND – Environmental groups are outraged at the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts for Chesapeake Bay cleanup programs. President Donald Trump’s budget plan, released last week, reduces the budget for the federal Environmental Protection Agency by 31...
Activists to rally Saturday at Governor’s Mansion to urge McAuliffe to implement clean power plan
This weekend, activists from local environmental organizations will meet at the Governor's Mansion, calling on Gov. This weekend, activists from local environmental organizations will meet at the Governor's Mansion, calling on Gov. Terry McAuliffe to keep his...
Despite protests, State OKs Dominion permits to dump coal ash wastewater into James River
RICHMOND – A procession of more than 100 disappointed citizens filed out of a Virginia State Water Control Board meeting late Thursday afternoon after the agency approved permits for Dominion Virginia RICHMOND – A procession of more than 100 disappointed citizens...
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