Chesapeake City Council members gave the thumbs up Tuesday night to the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy to build a 900-acre solar farm in the city’s southern end. The so-called Chesapeake Solar Project is the fourth such project approved by council members in recent years. The solar farm, along Shillelagh Road, is roughly the same size as three the city already has green-lit ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. wildlife managers have proposed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, saying its habitat across five states is in danger of becoming more fragmented and the effects of climate change and drought are expected to take a further toll on the species in the future.
The Blue Ridge Land Conservancy has received a $63,000 grant to create a new community-based preservation plan.
More than 100 acres of the historic Spotted Tavern Farm at Dodd’s Corner in Hartwood will be preserved as a perpetual conservation easement—free from development—under Stafford County’s Purchase of Development Rights Program.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
Supporters of Mountain Valley Pipeline make two important errors when they argue that people support their project. (“Poll shows support for p…
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors approved a plan for a 2,700-acre solar farm on a patchwork of private properties, many of them family farms. Chicago-based Hecate Energy will lease the land on a per-acre basis for up to 35 years and could generate enough electricity to power 57,000 homes.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
The Pulaski County Planning Commission recommended the board of supervisors approve the special-use permit a Chicago-based renewable energy company needs to move forward with one of the state's biggest solar farm projects.
We round up the week's books and talks events for readers with inquisitive minds.
Several Bedford County residents encouraged county supervisors on Monday to keep moving forward with solar ordinance reviews and research that may allow solar farms in Bedford County if property owners wish to use their land for such purposes.
By Patrick Hope, Alan Rowsome, and David Perry
Following increased demand for land protections in the Lynchburg area, two land conservancy organizations have merged to cover 16 Virginia counties, protecting a total of 25,000 acres from future development.
On May 16, Joseph Elligson of Roanoke posited that those opposed to the natural gas pipelines obstruct economic contributions from manufacturi…
Early on the morning of April 11, Mary Beth Coffey came home to the sound of chainsaws and large pine trees crashing to the ground.
Early on the morning of April 11, Mary Beth Coffey came home to the sound of chainsaws and large pine trees crashing to the ground.
The stock market’s tear of the past few years has some wealthy individuals looking to park their assets in a safe place, and that’s resulted in a land rush.
