by Adrienne Kotula | Feb 19, 2018 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News, Wildlife of the James |
An adult menhaden can filter up to four gallons of water in a minute! These fish keep the ocean water clean and clear. The Atlantic menhaden also happens to be an extremely important food source for many other aquatic animals. Therefore, the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem...
by Adrienne Kotula | Feb 12, 2018 | Advocacy, News |
As we approach the midpoint of the General Assembly session, the House and Senate money committees are preparing their versions of the budget. Here at the James River Association we have three main funding priorities: stormwater, agriculture, and land conservation. In...
by Adrienne Kotula | Feb 6, 2018 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Power generating utilities in the James River watershed have coal ash ponds containing 26.2 million tons of coal ash. These are unlined earthen ponds, and they are leaking arsenic, lead and chromium among other toxins. Monitoring data collected by James River...
by Adrienne Kotula | Jan 16, 2018 | Advocacy, News |
Over the last week Virginia has inaugurated a new Governor and kicked off the 2018 General Assembly Session. The James River Association would like to welcome Governor Northam and all of our representatives, new and old, to America’s Best River Town along the banks of...
by Adrienne Kotula | Dec 1, 2017 | Advocacy, News, Press Release |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2017 CONTACT: Adrienne Kotula Government Affairs Manager (804) 938-7266 akotula@jrava.org James River Association Responds to Coal Ash Assessments An assessment of coal ash ponds for three facilities located in the James River...
by Adrienne Kotula | Nov 6, 2017 | Advocacy, News |
In the 45 years since the Clean Water Act was passed, we have made great strides toward fishable, swimmable, and drinkable waters. The James is arguably one of the rivers that has been the most improved – recently earning a grade of “B-“ in the 2017 State of the James...
