Spotted Lanternfly continues to menace Virginia as quarantine area expands
In February, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors were briefed on the threat posed by the Spotted Lanternfly, an insect that has come…
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Spinymussel returns to James River
A small invertebrate that scientifically goes by the name James River Spineymussel has not been seen alive in the waterway…
City awards Schenks’s Branch contract
The city of Charlottesville will hire a North Carolina based company to restore the streambank of a waterway that runs…
City Council holds first reading on plastic bag tax
Charlottesville City Council has taken a first step on implementing a five cent tax on most plastic bags at retail…
Planning for heat for near-term, long-term
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is working on an update of the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which is intended to help coordinate…
Albemarle County Service Authority officials: No PFAS in municipal drinking water
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued non-binding health advisories on the presence of certain chemicals that do not…
VDACS to expand Spotted Lanternfly quarantine to Charlottesville area
The state entity that oversees management of invasive species will expand a quarantine on the movement of certain products to…
Environmental Protection Agency sounds warning about PFAS in drinking water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency today has issued four advisories on the potential for “forever chemicals” in water supplies….
Albemarle Supervisors to be asked to support reintroduction of James Spineymussel
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is working on a plan to restore an endangered freshwater mollusk back into the…
Harmful algae bloom at Chris Greene Lake
An algae bloom at Chris Greene Lake Park has caused Albemarle County to post an advisory closing the waterway to people…