by Anna Killius | Feb 26, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
On Sunday, while Hollywood was abuzz with red carpet arrivals, lawmakers in Richmond were wrapping up and heading home. Awards season and the 2019 General Assembly may be over, but the James River won’t be going home empty handed. We’ve had some major wins for clean...
by Justin Doyle | Feb 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
Great cities around the world have great public spaces. The City of Richmond has wonderful parks and public spaces but none rival the the 600-acre James River Park System, known as the “Crown Jewel of the Richmond region.” The park system is the most-visited in the...
by Anna Killius | Jan 9, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Today marks the kickoff of the 2019 General Assembly! With only 45 days to finalize the 2020 budget and tackle pressing water quality issues impacting our state, the James River Association will be hard at work as a voice for our river. We’ve outlined our top...
by Ben Watson | Jan 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, James River Watch, James Riverkeeper, News, Watershed Restoration, Wildlife of the James |
As we kick off 2019 and turn a very soggy page on the past year, it’s worth looking back at one of 2018’s main themes, at least as far as the James River is concerned: the rain. To state the obvious it’s been wet – I mean unrelentingly, record-settingly wet – across...
by Anna Killius | Dec 20, 2018 | Advocacy, News |
Thanks to your hard work and that of our partners, Governor Northam’s budget proposal includes great news for the James River! The proposal makes major investments in the programs that we believe are critical to reducing pollution from reaching our rivers and streams,...
by Jamie Brunkow | Nov 14, 2018 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News, Press Release |
Press Release from Southern Environmental Law Center and James River Association For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Contact: Claudine McElwain, Southern Environmental Law Center cmcelwain@selcva.org, 434-977-4090 Christina Bonini, James River...