Environment Health & Safety Local Government Money & Taxes
Go easy on salt and deicers: They can harm environment and escalate drinking water treatment costs
FROM Stafford County Government 12/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
Salt and deicers can make driveways and sidewalks safer during winter storms, but overuse can harm the environment, says a news release from Stafford County.
Dominion’s power station near Front Royal 50 percent built
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09/29/13 / Environment /
Dominion Virginia Power reports that its power station, under construction in Warren County near Front Royal, is 50 percent complete and on track to be online by the 4th quarter of 2014.
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First ever “Septic Smart Week” Sept. 23-27
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09/23/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging homeowners this week–SepticSmart Week–to ensure their septic systems are functioning properly to protect public health and preserve valuable water resources.
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Rehabilitation Projects Day Sept. 21 on Occoquan riverfront
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09/20/13 / Environment / People & Places /
On Saturday, September 21, the Town of Occoquan will hold its first Riverfront Rehabilitation Projects Day. Residents, businesses, and nonprofits will work together to improve the condition of the town's waterfront. Volunteers are welcome.
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Virginia state tree nurseries need community’s help in collecting acorns and seeds
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09/03/13 / Environment /
Help preserve native tree species by collecting acorns and seeds from 13 species and delivering them to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) by October 10. The closest office is in Warrenton.
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Virginia forestry’s online store to close; consolidated online store in works
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08/07/13 / Environment / People & Places /
Virginiai Department of Forestry's online “General Store” will temporarily cease operation on Aug. 21 to consolidate and upgrade VDOF’s online retail operations.
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LOCCA worries about appearance of replacement eatery at Tackett’s Mill
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By ROSE MURPHY Observer staff 08/05/13 / Environment / Lake Ridge /
The McDonald's Restaurant at Tackett's Mill is being demolished and replaced with a new one, and LOCCA/PELT civic association is concerned with signage and that the replacement may not match the Williamsburg theme of the shopping center in he Lake Ridge area of Woodbridge in Prince William County, VA.
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Registration opens for Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill on Oct. 17
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07/30/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
Virginia residents can practice safe responses to an earthquake, during the second annual Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill in October. Registration is open now.
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Conway Robinson State Forest on US 29 in Gainesville to close 45 days for tree harvesting
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07/15/13 / Environment / Gainesville / Real Estate /
The Conway Robinson State Forest on US 29 southbound between Pageland Lane and Heritage Hunt in Gainesville will close for approximately 45 days so that a crew working for the Virginia Department of Forestry can perform three kinds of tree harvesting on a 32-acre tract within the state forest.
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Three more people arrested in Nov. 23, 2024 fatal shooting on Stream Walk Lane in Manassas
Prince William County Police report they have now arrested a total of four people in connection with the Nov. 23, 2024 murder of Horace Ray Johnson, 45, on property located at 8000 Stream Walk Lane in Manassas.
