Environment | Virginia Tech helps develop model to balance equity in flood infrastructure — a major issue in Hampton Roads By Eliza Noe August 11, 2024 at 7:54 a.m. Virginia Tech Professor Chris Zobel said the research model "provides decision-makers with the ability to...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Environment | Hampton Roads could get up to 17 days of high-tide flooding this year, NOAA predicts By Eliza Noe August 7, 2024 at 5:14 p.m. The greater Hampton Roads area can expect between 11 and 17 days of high-tide nuisance...
National Politics | How Tim Walz pushed Minnesota toward aggressive climate policies By Tribune News Service August 7, 2024 at 2:17 p.m. Tim Walz has accelerated his state’s embrace of clean energy and electric vehicles in ways...
Science | Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds By Suman Naishadham August 7, 2024 at 1:09 p.m. Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over...
Environment | Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge By Tribune News Service August 6, 2024 at 3:09 p.m. Academic researchers and practicing psychologists have identified climate anxiety as an increasingly common stressor.
Environment | Energy Department awards $2.2B to several states, including Virginia, to strengthen electrical grid and add clean power By Jennifer McDermott August 6, 2024 at 10:32 a.m. The Department of Energy announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states...
Weather | Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas By Christopher O'Meara August 5, 2024 at 10:45 p.m. Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the...
Hurricanes | Heavy rainfall, flooding among potential impacts from Tropical Storm Debby in Hampton Roads By Eliza Noe August 5, 2024 at 3:13 p.m. The National Weather Service in Wakefield reports that impacts from Tropical Storm Debby could be...
Environment | The Nature Conservancy Virginia receives more than $45 million for carbon reduction By Eliza Noe August 5, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. Over the next five years, The Nature Conservancy Virginia will receive $47.2 million to improve...
Environment | In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules By Alex Brown August 3, 2024 at 9:48 a.m. State regulators have long been tasked with setting water quality standards for those areas. A...