Coral reefs face unprecedented threats from climate change. As of August 20, 2024, 75.0% of coral reefs worldwide have been impacted by bleaching-level heat stress since January 1, 2023. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch confirms it as the fourth global coral bleaching event on record.
(The Center Square) — After a “high-impact” drought in the late summer and fall of 2023 that resulted in several wildfires and another drought this summer, this year’s harvest has yielded some disappointing results for Virginia’s largest private industry.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a cohort of 24 attorneys general seeking answers from financial institutions that are prioritizing investments in companies with greenhouse gas reduction targets. Miyares signed onto a letter citing research from Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit organization, that highlighted large asset managers voting for recommendations by Institutional Shareholder Services on climate-related […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. oil and natural gas industry is continuing to reduce methane emissions and improve environmental performance.
The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. But cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally be starting to bring some relief, particularly for vulnerable coral reef ecosystems. This cooling comes from two climate phenomena with similar names: La Niña, […]
Dominion Energy decided last week to build its proposed natural gas plant at its former coal-fired Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, instead of at an entirely new site, but community concerns remain. In a statement, Dominion spokesperson Jeremy Slayton said the utility made the decision to move the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center proposal from […]
A do not drink water advisory is in effect for customers of the Rapidan Service Authority that serves the central Piedmont area of the state, including Orange County, because of an odor emanating from the water. But the question remains: what’s causing the smell? On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health and RSA had initially […]
(The Center Square) – Rising grocery store prices over the last few years aren’t the fault of farmers or “greedy” corporations, a conservative North Carolina research organization concludes in a new documentary series and report.
On 16 July 2024, Ocean Conservancy announced the removal of 34,080,191 pounds of trash from oceans, beaches, and rivers. This was done in cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup, tied to MrBeast and Mark Rober's #TeamSeas campaign. In 2021, the YouTubers joint campaign raised $30 million in just 65 days. More than 400,000 individual donors gave money to finance three years of work, concluding this year.
(The Center Square) — Old coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia are being repurposed into places of business, outdoor recreation, entertainment, and greener forms of energy production thanks to $10 million in recently awarded federal grants.
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