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 Stories About: politics AND pollution and waste AND Virginia
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Park and Writhe
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15 Jan 2003 |
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| Park and Writhe The National Parks Conservation Association has released its annual list of endangered parks -- and, sadly, it includes some of the most treasured wild areas in the U.S.: Yellowstone, Denali, and the Great Smoky Mountains, among others. The unlucky parks made the list because they ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, Florida, Georgia, Montana, National Park Service, national parks, politics, pollution and waste, Texas, Virginia, wilderness (all these topics) |
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No Virginia, There Is No Santa Claus
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17 Dec 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| No Virginia, There Is No Santa Claus Virginia may be the cradle of American democracy, but it's also the stingiest state in the union when it comes to the environment. According to a fiscal analysis released yesterday, the state spends less on environmental protections than any other; moreover, current environmental spending rates are lower than they have been since 1984, as calculated as a percentage of the overall ... |
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| Topics: politics, pollution and waste, Virginia (all these topics) |
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Virginia Slims
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24 Jul 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Virginia Slims One of America's fastest-growing counties, Loudoun County in Virginia, voted last night to adopt rough development controls and try to keep two-thirds of the county as farmland. The vote by the county board of supervisors removed 83,000 potential homes from county plans and ended support for studying a proposed new highway to connect Dulles International Airport wi ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, placemaking, politics, pollution and waste, Virginia (all these topics) |
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