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Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!  Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday...  We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...

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Two groups join forces against uranium mining

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the...

Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Pittsylvania County, Metal and Mineral

Anti-uranium groups in Virginia join forces

Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the state's prohibition on...

Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Bob McDonnell, Pittsylvania County, Metal and Mineral

Tags: Government, Ken Cuccinelli, Bob McDonnell, Metal and Mineral, Executive Branch

McDonnell: 'Not thinking' of uranium mining in Virginia

Don't expect anything soon on uranium mining from Gov. Bob McDonnell. The governor said he's still focused on legislation reaching his desk from the 2013 session of the General Assembly and he's not going to give any thought to uranium mining until...

Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Metal and Mineral, Politics, Executive Branch

Focus of uranium debate shifts in Richmond

Reporter

Legislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Virginia stalled this year in the General Assembly, but the debate continues. New radio ads from groups on both sides of the debate are shifting the focus to Governor Bob McDonnell.   The Keep...

Tags: Radio, Government, Entertainment, Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority

Southside Virginia lawmakers meet with Governor McDonnell on uranium mining

Six Southside Virginia legislators have met with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss their concerns about uranium mining in their back yards. Pittsylvania County Republican Delegate Donald Merricks said the governor told them Friday legislative matters such...

Tags: John C Watkins, Government, Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority, Metal and Mineral

Anti-uranium mining lawmakers appeal to Virginia Governor

Southside Virginia lawmakers are seeking a meeting with Gov. Bob McDonnell to outline their objections to a suggestion that he order the development of regulations for uranium mining. Proposed legislation that would do just that was abandoned last...

Tags: Government, Bob McDonnell, Metal and Mineral, Politics, Executive Branch

Southside Virginia listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast

Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast. That's according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, an advocacy organization for the environment.   It says the push to lift Virginia's longstanding ban on...

Tags: Ocoee, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Wetlands, Energy Saving, Water

Fate of Virginia uranium mining rests with McDonnell

Gov. Bob McDonnell is now the sole focus of the tug-of-war over uranium mining in Virginia. Delegate Jackson Miller of Manassas says he's asked the chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee to not bring forward his legislation establishing...

Tags: Government, Bob McDonnell, Career and Workplace, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Labor Legislation

Win or loss? Neither side take a victory in the uranium mining debate

WDBJ7 Reporter

The battle over uranium mining isn't over. There's still a small chance after the senator who proposed a bill opening the door to uranium legislation withdrew his bill yesterday. The signs still speak for themselves the next day. Drive in any town...

Tags: Pittsylvania County, Metal and Mineral

Virginia uranium mining legislation spiked by sponsor

The sponsor of legislation that would have allowed uranium mining in Virginia has withdrawn his bill amid almost certain defeat in a Senate committee. Sen. John Watkins withdrew the bill Thursday before the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and...

Tags: Agriculture, Metal and Mineral