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Virginia forestry agency restructures operations
The Virginia Department of Forestry says it's restructuring its operations to serve the public with fewer dollars and employees. The department is consolidating county offices into multi-county operations under a reorganization plan that went into effect...
Tags: Telecommunication Service, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology
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Alpha Natural Resources chairman to step down
Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources says the chairman of its board of directors is stepping down.
The Bristol, Va.-based company said Tuesday that Michael J. Quillen has chosen not to stand for re-election at the company's 2012 annual meeting.
The 63-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Energy Resources, Conservation, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Environmental Issues
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Congressman Hurt's bill to ease tension between EPA and farmers
WDBJ7 ReporterConverting waste into energy; it's been a money saver for a dairy farm in Pittsylvania County as gas and electric prices climb. VanDerHyde Dairy Farm in Chatham knows the cost of keeping a dairy farm running all too well. Today the farm hosted a tour...Tags: Energy Resources, Pittsylvania County, Conservation, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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West Virginia mine where 29 men died two years ago will be sealed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The owner of the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion two years ago on Thursday says it will begin to permanently seal the mine soon and finish the job by summer. Virginia-based Alpha Natural Resources, which...
Tags: Energy Resources, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Massey Energy Company, Natural Resources
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UPDATED: Brush fire burning near Radford contained, cause identified
UPDATED 8:35pm: The Virginia Department of Forestry says a brush fire that began Monday evening east of Radford, was caused by a person cutting junk with a cutting torch. The fire is contained as of 8:30pm Monday. A total of 18 acres burned. At one...
Tags: Agriculture, Disasters and Accidents, Agricultural Research and Technology, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Fires
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UPDATED: Rain helping firefighters contain wildfires
A steady rain is helping firefighters put out wildfires in Virginia. More than a half-inch of rain is expected to fall throughout Wednesday. Despite the rain, smoke from parts of the fires may be visible for days. Crews that came from 29 states will...
Tags: Weather Watches, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Arson, Patrick County, Forestry and Timber
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Apartment project along the Roanoke River to open this summer
Reporter"It's always been the project that we've had in inventory that was the most interesting to me." Ed Walker is excited about The River House, not just for what he and his designers describe as an edgy, industrial vibe, but for its potential to improve the...Tags: Rentals, Energy Resources, Rental Service, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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UPDATED: Brush fire on Poor Mountain 60 percent contained
UPDATE: Saturday 5:00pm:
The Forestry Department tells WBDJ7 that about 60 percent of the fire burning on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County is now contained.
Crews are working on backburning so that the fire will not get bigger.
They plan to continue...Tags: Agriculture, Disasters and Accidents, Roanoke County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fires
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Another license plate option for Virginia drivers
Virginia drivers have another license plate option.
Already car owners have more than 200-specialty plates to choose from. Now, the group "Trees Virginia" is giving them one more.
Money from the "Virginia Loves Trees" tags would support community and...Tags: Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues
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UPDATED: Crews mopping up brush fire in Botetourt County
A brush fire that burned about five acres in Botetourt County is being mopped up. The Virginia Department of Forestry says state crews and local firefighters are working the fire on Purgatory Mountain near Arcadia.
State forestry officials say the...Tags: Agriculture, Disasters and Accidents, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fires, Forests
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Virginia Department of Forestry on high alert
WDBJ7 ReporterThe Virginia Department of Forestry is on high alert Monday. Typically, the more green it is the less fuel you have for a fire. Sure, it is green outside but there's not as much of it once you walk deeper into the woods, and that's the problem. The...Tags: Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues
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Settlements finally reached for all victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) --
A lawyer for the estates of two Upper Big Branch miners says Alpha Natural Resources has settled wrongful death lawsuits with the families of all 29 victims of West Virginia's 2010 disaster.
Virginia-based Alpha didn't...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Energy Resources, Justice System, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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