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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: Endangered Species, Aquaculture, Wildlife, Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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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: Elections, Board of Directors, 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: Wars and Interventions, Herman Melville, Lobbying, New York City, Politics
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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, Politics, Labor Disputes, Gardens and Parks, California State University, Long Beach
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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: Pets, Museums, City Line, Mariners' Museum, Disasters and Accidents
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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, Property Tax, Forestry and Timber, Politics, Government
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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: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Botetourt County waterway recognized
Virginia Recreation and Park Society Honors Botetourt's Upper James River Water Trail
9/26/2011
Fincastle – The Botetourt County Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department’s Upper James River Water Trail received top honors from the Virginia...Tags: File Sharing, Marketing, Travel, Fine Arts, Tourism and Leisure
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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: Hurricanes, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), West Point, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Weather
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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, Stratford, Disasters and Accidents, Weather
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Dec 23, 2011
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Aug 28, 2011
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Sep 1, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
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Sep 27, 2011
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Jul 6, 2011
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