As an angler on the south bank of the James River tugged her line nearby, Josh McDonough fished a Heineken beer bottle out of the water with his trash grabber,
For environmental advocates, the just-concluded Virginia legislative session had its victories, highlighted by repelling a former Trump official’s nomination to oversee the state’s natural resources.
Legislation aimed at increasing tree canopies across Virginia passed both chambers of the General Assembly after legislators compromised on removing language around equity.
Tree canopy preservation and replacement rules that went on the books in Virginia last year got an update from lawmakers this week. The opt-in program allows localities to require developers to plant new or preserve existing trees when they build in certain areas.
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