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Citizens Ask for Protection of Local Waterways
Last Updated: 6:56 PM 01/12/12 - The citizen-based environmental advocacy organization Environment Virginia is asking President Barack Obama to protect local seasonal waterways under the Clean Water Act.
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Families Conserve 400 Acres of Forestland in Greene
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Last Updated: 2:52 PM 01/03/12 - Thanks to three families, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) recently recorded its first working forest conservation easements in Greene County. (Full Story)
Local School Shows Off Renewable Energy Resource Center
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Last Updated: 5:17 PM 12/16/11 - There was some excitement at Henley Middle School Friday afternoon, not for the looming Christmas break, but for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the renewable energy resource center at the Albemarle County school. (Full Story)
Local Pee Wee Cheerleaders Prepare for National Competition
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Last Updated: 10:57 PM 11/30/11 - Two local pee wee cheerleading squads will compete in a national competition at Disneyworld next week. The Pee Wee Jets of Greene County and Junior Pee Wee Steelers of Albemarle County, each in their first year of existence, advanced through district and regional competition to make the national finals. (Full Story)
Local Schools Win Top Honors in Green Challenge
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Last Updated: 10:55 PM 11/17/11 - Nine school divisions, including two in Central Virginia, received top awards in the 2011 VSBA Green Schools Challenge. Charlottesville City Schools placed first among school divisions with student populations under 5,000. (Full Story)
LED Lights Going in at Albemarle County Office Building
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Last Updated: 7:14 PM 11/09/11 - Over the next two weeks, the parking lots at the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road will be getting an energy efficiency retrofit as the lot’s 48 metal halide lights are being replaced with LED models. (Full Story)
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