Chesterfield Power Station stores 15 million tons of coal ash on its premises, and environmental groups are worried about it. The coal ash's close proximity to the James River has caused concern among environmental organizations that a severe flooding event could send...
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...
Virginia’s very own Keystone: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline
While those in Washington debate the proposed Keystone Pipeline, running oil from Canada down to Texas Gulf Coast, a similar project is trying to get approved here in Virginia - the 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline. However, locals are not giving up their land and...
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