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BWXT wins potential $45B DOE contract
Lynchburg contractor to oversee radioactive waste cleanup
A joint venture led by BWX Technologies Inc. has won a federal contract worth up to $45 billion — its largest ever — from the U.S. Department of Energy to
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Balance of power
Grid transformation offers challenges, opportunities
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Chris Rawlings was a mechanic who wanted to be a pilot. He left the Marine Corps in 2008 after deploying twice to Iraq, where he supervised an aircraft maintenance team,
Virginia 500 Spotlight: M. SANJAYAN
CEO, Conservation International, Arlington County
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BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE TO GIVE TO OTHERS: To drive change, focus on what’s possible — despair doesn’t drive action; it drives apathy. HOBBY/PASSION: If you’ve lived in Africa, you’ve
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Is ESG another CRT?
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In January, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a group of 24 other state attorneys general in challenging a U.S. Department of Labor rule allowing fiduciaries to consider environmental, social
Va. Tech receives record $80M grant for climate-smart farming
Pilot will pay farmers to help curb greenhouse gases
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Virginia Tech has received a record $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a pilot program that will pay farmers to add practices that could help curb
Va. Senate rejects former EPA chief for Cabinet
Andrew Wheeler, Youngkin's natural resources secretary pick, rejected along party lines
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The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to reject Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment for state secretary of natural and historic resources, former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Youngkin spokesperson Macaulay Porter
Va. Senate committee rejects former EPA chief for Cabinet
But Youngkin's natural resources secretary pick may still survive battle
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The Virginia Senate Privileges and Elections Committee voted 9-6 Tuesday against confirming former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointment for state secretary of natural and historic
Youngkin chooses natural resources secretary
Andrew Wheeler was EPA chief under Trump
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Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is his pick for state secretary of natural resources. At the same time, Youngkin chose Michael Rolband
30 Va. projects awarded $24.5M in flood prep grants
Funding distributed among 30 applications from 22 local government organizations
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The Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund has awarded $24.5 million in grants for 30 projects statewide, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “The Community Flood Preparedness Fund will provide an estimated
Northrop Grumman names chief sustainability officer
Michael Witt was Dow's corporate director of environment, health and safety and sustainability
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Northrop Grumman Corp. has named Michael Witt its vice president and chief sustainability officer. He will assume the role on Aug. 9, according to the Falls-Church based Fortune 500 aerospace