Significant drought is now no longer a reality in 8 of the 13 regions that were previously under drought watch or warning, DEQ officials said. However, the drought watch remains in effect for the Shenandoah region. The recent rains have improved streamflow levels across the majority of the state, but
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Legislation to set up a state process to identify sources of high levels of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” is moving swiftly through the General Assembly. The bills from Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, and Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, both passed their own chamber and are on track to
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About 80 people who crowded into the Varina Area Library Wednesday for a meeting with local, state and federal officials had some of their environmental concerns eased but left with other questions unanswered. The good news: a Varina sterilization plant identified last year by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Henrico and state officials first learned in late October that significantly elevated levels of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS were present in the White Oak Swamp and Chickahominy River basin near Richmond International Airport in Eastern Henrico – but some federal officials knew at least six months earlier, the Citizen
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Certain portions of Henrico County were built on flood plains – that’s not old news, and there’s no tangible evidence that it happened by design. But correcting the issues related to stormwater runoff in the county – specifically in residential areas – has proven to be an ongoing challenge for county
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