Issues Facing Virginia
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Virginia's Path to Clean Water
A guide for public officials and residents to keeping Virginia on course to fully restoring its waterways.
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Virginia's Agricultural Cost-Share Program
Virginia's Agricultural Cost-Share Program provides financial and technical support to farmers to implement farm conservation projects.
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Atlantic Coast Natural Gas Pipeline
The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would span more than 600 miles through Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. The planned route crosses Virginia waterways more than a thousand times, including many streams, rivers, and wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Fones Cliffs
Fones Cliffs defines a stretch of the Rappahannock River of immense environmental and historical significance and serves as a key hot spot for bald eagles. But the area is also the site of an enormous controversial proposed development.
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Virginia's Stormwater Local Assistance Fund
Virginia's Stormwater Local Assistance Fund provides matching grants to help localities install efficient and effective pollution-control measures.
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Agriculture
What role do farms and agricultural production play in the health of our waters?
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Blue Crabs
The blue crab is one of the more resilient of Chesapeake species, but its fate depends on many factors.
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Climate Change
How warmer waters and temps experienced across the globe are impacting us on a local level?
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Polluted Runoff
Polluted runoff is one of the most harmful sources of pollution to the Bay and its waters.
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Sea Level Rise
Cities and towns near the Chesapeake Bay are facing a major threat from sea level rise. The good news is that nature-based solutions can help us adapt to recurrent flooding.
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Sewage & Septic Systems
Upgrading wastewater treatment is critical to cleaning up the Bay and its rivers and streams.
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