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A collection of 22 posts

Radford Arsenal Slow-Walks From Open Burning. Now Its Incineration Plan Is Raising Alarms.
Environment

Radford Arsenal Slow-Walks From Open Burning. Now Its Incineration Plan Is Raising Alarms.

The federal government has consistently ranked the facility as one of the top polluters in Virginia.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Sep 29, 2021 • 8 min read
Roanoke To Take ‘Aggressive’ Climate Action After Report Urges City To Halve Emissions
Climate Crisis

Roanoke To Take ‘Aggressive’ Climate Action After Report Urges City To Halve Emissions

Since 2009, the city has had goals to reduce carbon emissions by 10 percent citywide every five years.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Sep 15, 2021 • 3 min read
Leaders in Southwest Virginia Are Embracing Green Energy — And Hoping Coal Stays Alive
Environment

Leaders in Southwest Virginia Are Embracing Green Energy — And Hoping Coal Stays Alive

These are interesting — and seemingly contradictory — times in Virginia’s coalfields.

  • Tim Thornton
Tim Thornton Sep 8, 2021 • 8 min read
As Roanoke Grows Hotter, Poor and Black Neighborhoods Face the Most Danger, Study Shows
Climate Crisis

As Roanoke Grows Hotter, Poor and Black Neighborhoods Face the Most Danger, Study Shows

Extreme heat can pose a huge threat to the safety and prosperity of a neighborhood, a community and an entire city.

  • Alex McCarthy
Alex McCarthy Sep 1, 2021 • 9 min read
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