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Briar Woods Field School Experience

Around 40 Briar Woods students joined teacher Patricia Blackwell and naturalists and river guides from River & Trail Outfitters for River Quest 2012, on the beautiful Shenandoah River near Harpers Ferry, WV. “Who can figure out where we are?” asks river guide John DeMary of the students surrounding him. He hands out maps of the

Clarke County Easement Authority Receives Governor’s Gold Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2012 Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Bob McDonnell Governor McDonnell Announces Environmental Excellence Award Winners RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the winners of the 2012 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which will be presented at the Environment Virginia Symposium in Lexington. The awards recognize the significant contributions of

Speaking Up for the Piedmont

The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) was founded in 1972 to promote and protect the Virginia Piedmont’s rural economy, natural resources, history and beauty. Headquartered in Warrenton, VA, we have offices throughout a nine county Piedmont region that includes Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties. This latest video from The Downstream

We Can’t Do It Alone

January 4, 2012

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation A volunteer tree-planting on Darrell and Crystal Landes’ farm in Rockingham County, Virginia, demonstrates how the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) partners with farmers, volunteers, and state and federal cost-share programs to ensure clean water and healthy farms. The work on the Landes’ farm is part of a larger outreach and technical

Uranium Mining Debate in Virginia Takes a Step

December 21, 2011

By THEO EMERY Published: December 19, 2011 WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciencesdelivered a long-awaited report on uranium mining to the Virginia legislature on Monday, warning that the state faced “steep hurdles” if it is to safely mine and process the nuclear reactor fuel. Full article

NAS Report Validates Major Environmental, Health Concerns Raised by Uranium Mining Opponents

December 21, 2011

Contacts: Cale Jaffe, Southern Environmental Law Center, 434-760-0816. Dan Holmes, Piedmont Environmental Council, 571-213-4250. RICHMOND, VA – The long-awaited report issued by the National Academy of Sciences today echoes numerous pitfalls with potential uranium mining, milling and waste disposal in the Commonwealth that many concerned Virginians have expressed in past months. The 300-page report was

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