by jravirginia | May 21, 2019 | Advocacy, News, Press Release |
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2019 CONTACT: Jamie Brunkow Riverkeeper and Senior Advocacy Manager (757) 634-4541 jbrunkow@jrava.org 2018 Record Rainfall Hampers Water Quality, but not Long Term Trend of Improving James River HealthThe latest...
by Jamie Brunkow | May 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Conservation Tips, News |
Let’s review. Our introduction was Marvel-lous.Our ag blog was bovine.And our wastewater blog whipped the grime on time. So, what’s up nextin our campaign to explainhow the brand new WIP will change the game for the James? Rain That’s right, this...
by Ben Watson | May 9, 2019 | Advocacy, James Riverkeeper, News |
Get out your energy domes! This week’s blog is Devo-ted to the James River’s biggest source of nitrogen pollution: wastewater. This issue is hairier than a 1980s rock band, but don’t despair! The draft Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) gives us an opportunity to...
by Anna Killius | May 1, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
How Virginia’s Cleanup Plan Tackles Agricultural Runoff As we covered in our first blog post, we’re in the home stretch of the Chesapeake Bay Cleanup — the multistate effort to reduce pollution and restore clean water to the Bay and all of its tributaries....
by Justin Doyle | Apr 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Community Conservation, News |
After numerous budget review and work sessions that began following the presentation of Mayor Stoney’s proposed budget last month, Richmond’s City Council reached a consensus on the FY 2020 budget Monday afternoon. The good news is the budget supports capital projects...
by jravirginia | Apr 26, 2019 | Advocacy, News |
Earlier this month, Virginia became the first state to hammer out a draft of how we’ll meet our Bay Cleanup goals by 2025. It’s called the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan, a.k.a. the WIP, and it’s peppered with strategies to reduce pollution and restore clean...
