Rex Springston
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State panel approves the spreading of industrial sludge
A state panel today approved a permit allowing a Baltimore-based company to spread waste called industrial sludge on farmland in six counties. → Read More
Envionmental agency backing the spreading of industrial sludge
State officials are recommending that a Baltimore-based company be allowed to spread waste called industrial sludge on farmland in six counties, including Goochland and New Kent. The proposal faces heavy opposition. → Read More
Panel recommends Brian Moran as climate coordinator
The Virginia climate commission recommended today that Brian J. Moran, the state's secretary of public safety, also become the coordinator of actions addressing climate change. → Read More
Goochland woman wants to protect Virginia's rare white deer
Regena Stith was driving to Charlottesville a few years ago when she beheld a pale deer. → Read More
Chemical spill apparently caused Hopewell fish kill
A chemical spill at Honeywell International Inc.’s plant in Hopewell apparently caused the deaths of hundreds of fish, a spokesman for the state's environmental agency said Wednesday. → Read More
U.S. OKs fracking in GW National Forest
The much-anticipated decision represents, in effect, a compromise between people who feared fracking would harm the 1.1 million-acre forest and industry representatives who said the drilling can be done safely. → Read More
Low James could mean calls to conserve water
Richmond area localities sent out a "ready alert" today warning that residents may soon be asked to conserve water because the James River, the region's main water source, is running low. → Read More
State agency hears dispute between farmer, conservation group
Property rights advocates rallied at the state Capitol today to highlight an emotional Fauquier County case. → Read More
Fuel cleanup ends at Bryan Park, investigations continue
A fuel spill in and just outside of North Richmond’s Bryan Park has been cleaned up, but investigations continue, officials said Tuesday. → Read More
Fuel cleanup ends at Bryan Park, investigation continues
A fuel spill in and just outside of North Richmond's Bryan Park has been cleaned up, but the state continues to investigate, an official said. → Read More
Does Henrico man really see ghosts?
Robert Bell Bell says this picture shows a friend’s Yorkshire terrier reacting to a type of entity called an orb. Robert Bell shares his home with decorative skulls and skeletons and, he says, real ghosts. The ghosts have inhabited the western Henrico County rancher for years, Bell said. He even suggested that visitors on a recent night might see one. “It happens when it happens,” Bell said.… → Read More
An unusual Richmond-area raven gets feather transplants
Richmonders don’t normally encounter ravens outside of an Edgar Allan Poe reading. → Read More
Fuel spill cleanup under way at North Richmond's Bryan Park
A fuel-oil spill has contaminated several thousand feet of waterways in and outside of North Richmond's Bryan Park, a state official said today. → Read More
State investigating oil contamination in Bryan Park
An unidentified oil has polluted Jordan's Branch, a stream in Bryan Park in North Richmond, and the state is investigating. → Read More
Unusual boat trip on James delayed
An unusual boat trip through Richmond's rapids, originally planned for Saturday, has been pushed back a week because of high water on the James River. → Read More
Threat of seveve weather appears to have passed
More than a half-inch of rain has fallen in the Richmond area, and there's more to come, said David Tolleris, a private weather forecaster in Chester. → Read More
Strong storms, dangerous lightning moving into Richmond area
The National Weather Service said this morning that a line of strong thunderstorms that can include deadly cloud-to-ground lightning is moving into the area. → Read More
Storms bringing heavy rain, gusting winds to Richmond region
Storms moving west-to-east ahead of a slow-traveling cold front should bring heavy rain and stiff winds to the Richmond area today. → Read More
Storms could bring heavy rains
Storms moving west-to-east ahead of a slow-traveling cold front should bring heavy rain and stiff winds to the Richmond area Wednesday. → Read More
Second cheetah cub dies at zoo
Both cubs were underweight. Lower immune systems can be a factor in kidney problems, which both had. → Read More