Updated: 04/05/2012 - Local leaders gathered Thursday morning to thank the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its efforts improving the health of children.

Posted: 04/05/2012 - In a report released Thursday, the National Resources Defense Council says Virginia is among the states least prepared for climate change.

Posted: 04/03/2012 - Virginia's offshore winds are attracting global interest. Eight companies have expressed interest in developing wind farms off the Virginia coast, including two from Spain.

Posted: 03/20/2012 - Dominion Virginia Power is telling the federal government that it's interested in leasing areas off the coast of Virginia to develop wind energy. The government is making 113,000 acres available about 24 miles off the Virginia coast.

Posted: 03/15/2012 - Virginia Tech is hoping to save more than $8 million in utility costs over 11 years by undergoing an energy conservation initiative in six campus buildings.

Updated: 02/22/2012 - Students at Sutherland Middle School in Albemarle County are the first to take part in a new commercial composting program designed to limit landfill use and reduce trash removal costs.

Updated: 01/12/2012 - The citizen-based environmental advocacy organization Environment Virginia is asking President Barack Obama to protect local seasonal waterways under the Clean Water Act.