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Atlantic sturgeon in Chesapeake Bay to be listed endangered
Atlantic sturgeon in Chesapeake Bay and elsewhere will be designated an endangered species, federal regulators announced Tuesday.
Effective April 6, the listing will provide greater protection for the dinosaur-like fish and may add irksome regulations to...Tags: Natural Resources, Aquaculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
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SELC: Chesapeake Bay, Southside among "endangered" places
Included on the Southern Environmental Law Center’s fourth annual list of endangered places is the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia’s mountains, Southside Virginia and the Charlottesville area.
The bay made the list because groups, such as the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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James River water district changes coming
swaltman@aberdeennews.comThe James River Water Development District will tighten up its management style now that an audit by the state has been finished, two board members for Aberdeen said. Results of the audit, requested by the water development district's board of...Tags: Board of Directors, Elections, Politics
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Civil War's 'Stone Fleet' Sailed From New London To Dubious End In South Carolina
The Hartford CourantIn November 1861, New London residents watched with curiosity as teams of oxen hauled wagons loaded with fieldstones through their streets. The stones had been collected from the foundations of farms and old pasture walls in Waterford and surrounding...Tags: Union (Tolland, Connecticut), USS Monitor, Central Connecticut State University, Lobbying, Whale (animal)
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James River downgraded to "C"
Despite a massive effort to rejuvenate the Chesapeake Bay, the health of one of its key tributaries is declining, a report issued Wednesday states.
The James River, which runs 350 miles from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Newport News, received a “C&...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Celebrated nuclear ship rests in Baltimore
Tucked behind a ruined grain elevator at a pier along an industrial stretch of Baltimore's waterfront lies a still-gleaming white vessel that was once one of the nation's proudest maritime achievements — the only nuclear cargo and passenger ship...Tags: Inner Harbor, Cruise Line Ports, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Gardens and Parks, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Newport News closes schools for Monday, debris and outages in much of city
While downed trees, limbs and power lines were evident throughout Newport News, there weren't issues with flooding Sunday morning, according to city spokeswoman Karen Gill.
Newport News Public Schools and offices will be closed Monday, but there will...Tags: Virginia Living Museum, Hurricane Irene (2011), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Disasters and Accidents, Crimes
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Where do your tax dollars go?
Interested in how much of your property taxes goes to pay for snow removal or police protection?
For every dollar an Aberdeen homeowner pays in property tax, the city receives 26.5 cents.
Of that, 30 percent goes to pay for public safety, which...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Forestry and Timber, Property Tax, Government, Politics
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James River Water Development District Board of Directors meeting
The James River Water Development District Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday the Ramkota Inn in Aberdeen. Agenda items include: ·A funding request from Frankfort for improvements on the sanitary sewer system. ·An update...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Irene, Lee pump plenty of sewage discharges into York, Piankatank rivers
There's a reason swimming in local rivers isn't advisable following big storms. Between Aug. 26 and Sept. 10, hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage and wastewater washed into the York and Piankatank rivers, courtesy of Hurricane Irene and Tropical...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Weather Reports, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Hurricanes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Meteorologist: James River will drain slowly
prandle@aberdeennews.comThe James River is at flood level in Aberdeen and other areas in Brown County after heavy rain Monday and Tuesday. The river has one of the lowest elevation changes in the country, causing slow drainage, said Mike Fowle, a National Weather Service...Tags: Floods, Weather, Stratford, Disasters and Accidents
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Better road funding sought in Aberdeen
County and economic development officers asked for money to help upgrade roads serving two major businesses at a state Department of Transportation meeting on Tuesday evening at the Ramada Inn in Aberdeen. Jim Barringer, the executive director for the...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Travel, Economic Policy, Traffic
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