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  • Henrico landfill to get permit for expansion

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 11/19/2009 05:01 am

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will render a decision today to issue a permit to Henrico County’s East End Landfill, with amendments in response to public comment. The landfill ...

  • Goochland soccer fields cleared for play

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 08/16/2009 05:01 am

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has declared Goochland County’s Hidden Rock Park soccer fields safe for play after a new gas-extraction system was installed to bring methane levels from ...

  • Slow Economy Equals Less Garbage For VA

    WRIC 8 News | 06/08/2009 06:39 pm

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The poor economy has had one positive effect in Virginia: The amount of garbage is decreasing. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reported Monday that solid ...

  • Details on beach and James River monitoring

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 05/26/2009 05:01 am

    Richmond-area residents also enjoy swimming in the James River. We asked Virginia Department of Environmental Quality spokesman Bill Hayden about monitoring efforts. What monitoring is done of the James River ...

  • DEQ approves permit for ethanol plant in Hopewell

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 04/30/2009 05:00 am

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has approved an amended air-quality permit for the construction of an ethanol plant in Hopewell. The agency granted the permit to Osage Bio Energy ...

  • Va Regulators Investigate Illegal Dump

    WRIC 8 News | 04/21/2009 09:06 am

    BATESVILLE, Va. (AP) - State regulators have discovered an illegal dump near Batesville where trash is piled up to 8 feet high. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is investigating ...

  • If Richmond Region Is Failing Clean-Air Tests, Then What Does That Mean For Oregon Hill

    Oregon Hill | 04/13/2009 04:59 pm

    The Times Dispatch is reporting that the Richmond region’s ozone levels are too high to pass Environmental Protection Agency standards, according the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. This comes as ...

  • Two Hopewell residents will push for halting ethanol project

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 04/13/2009 05:01 am

    The construction of Virginia’s first ethanol plant is in progress, but two Hopewell residents remain hopeful that the project near downtown will be put on hold. Linda Jones and Deborah ...

  • findings from James River water quality study

    River District | 03/11/2009 02:11 am

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Conservation and Recreation presented their findings this evening to a crowd of about 30 people. The stretch of river that ...

  • meetings set to present Water Quality Restoration Study

    River District | 03/09/2009 10:08 pm

    The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Conservation and Recreation have announced a set of public meetings for the results of a Water Quality Restoration Study for ...

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