Fairfax Wants State’s Help With Pollutants Tied to Intersex Fish
FAIRFAX, Va. - Fairfax County supervisors want state legislators to explore ways to cut pollutants linked to "intersex" fish found in the Potomac River. Concerns about the fish, which have both male and female attributes,
Kudzu. A Pollution Problem
The vine that ate the South has a nasty case of gas. Kudzu - the ubiquitous vine that covers shrubbery, trees, telephone poles and anything else in its path - may be pumping significant levels
Green Sermons Taking Root Throughout the Southeast
ATLANTA The tall, tan pastor stood at the pulpit of his Baptist church on a recent Sunday morning, cleared his throat, and nervously proclaimed the following: First, he believes in God. And second, he believes
Va. Parties Face Unclear Future As They Face Lockout at S.C. Landfill
Virginia generates lots of low-level radioactive waste - more so than 37 other states last year. And much of this material - stemming from nuclear power plants, shipyards that work on nuclear Navy warships, and
Keep Wal-Mart Out
Before we moved to beautiful Isle of Wight County we lived in Fairfax. The overdevelopment and sprawl that created gridlock, more crime and higher taxes up there are now infecting Isle of Wight. Already Route
Potomac Recovery Deemed At Risk
The Potomac River, celebrated for its comeback from abysmal pollution, is still seriously fouled by contaminants that wash down from farms and fast-expanding Washington suburbs, according to a report from an environmental group. The Potomac
Ag Bureaucrats Try to Suppress Local Farmers’ Direct Sales to Consumers
Just in time for the holidays, four beef carcasses hang from the improvised slaughterhouse at Greg Niewendorp's 160-acre farm outside East Jordan, in the north of Michigan's lower peninsula. It should be a happy Thanksgiving
Citizens for Smart Growth Loses Bid to Stop Clearbrook Wal-Mart
A group fighting the construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Roanoke County's Clearbrook area has failed in its bid to have the Virginia Supreme Court hear an appeal of a lawsuit it lost in April.
Health of the Potomac River Given a D+
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Potomac River is seriously contaminated with runoff from farms and urban sprawl, says an environmental group that monitors the Potomac River. In a report due out Tuesday, the Silver Spring-based