Witnesses Detail Dramatic Costs, Minimal Benefits of New EPA Rules and Regulations
Washington DC – The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment today held a hearing to examine the process used by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in evaluating the costs and benefits of federal environmental regulations, including the recently announced Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power […]
Home gardeners raise Chesapeake bay grasses
Her yard might be weedy, but Meredeth Dash is trying to create beautiful underwater meadows in the James River. Dash, a Hanover County homemaker, raises river grasses on her dining room table and plants them in the James. A volunteer in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s “Grasses for the Masses” program, Dash started growing wild celery […]
Defense contractors raising voices against sequestration
Defense contractors are speaking up increasingly loudly against the possibility of mandatory federal budget reductions starting in January, warning that the cuts would take a toll on their businesses. Robert J. Stevens, chairman and chief executive at Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, said last week that the company might be forced to […]
Dominion breaks ground at Warren County natural gas station
The $1.1 billion natural gas power station Dominion Virginia Power is building in Warren County will generate more than electricity. It’s expected to produce millions in tax revenue for the county each year, County Administrator Doug Stanley said during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning. Stanley was one of several speakers, including Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, […]
Benoit and Baker: Let's finish the job on the Bay
As the official start of summer approaches and throngs of area residents begin heading to the beach, the air is full of anticipation and hope: hope that the water will be clean enough to swim in, hope that the beach hasn’t washed away, and hope that there will be tasty crabs and shellfish to eat. […]
As Virginia looks at whether uranium can be mined safely, critics voice concern
But some critics complain that the study, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year, is being conducted behind closed doors with little input from the public. Virginia Uranium, a company that wants to mine the site, had lobbied aggressively to lift a three-decade ban on uranium mining this year, flying […]
Invenergy's Roanoke Co. plan delayed until 2015
The sight of wind turbines atop Roanoke County’s highest mountain — a view dreamed of by some and dreaded by others — is at least three years away. Invenergy, a Chicago-based wind energy company with plans to build 15 to 18 giant windmills on Poor Mountain, has pushed its target date to 2015. The company, […]
