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Great Dismal Swamp fire is indeed dismal

Sun, Aug 21 2011 at 11:16 AM

More than 6,000 acres have already burned in this remote area of Virginia and North Carolina. Hundreds of firemen are trying to contain the fire, as hopes for enough rain to douse it continue.

Ghost fleets and shipwrecks in Virginia

Wed, Aug 03 2011 at 5:08 PM

The Maritime Administration has been whittling away at these 'environmental disasters waiting to happen' for many years. The challenge is that they don't recycle easily or cheaply.

Honeybees declining in Virginia

Sun, Jul 31 2011 at 10:13 AM

Among other culprits, mites infiltrate hives and wipe out 30 percent of Virginia's honeybees every winter.

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Psychic sues over fortunetelling ban

Fri, Dec 07 2012 at 8:03 AM

A Virginia psychic argues that county zoning regulations violate her constitutional rights to free exercise of religion, speech and equal protection.

New Virginia earthquake map reveals damage

Fri, Nov 16 2012 at 11:28 AM

The most common types of damage were destroyed chimneys, cracked foundations, crumbled walls and broken water lines.

Obama, Romney make last ditch pitches to swing state voters [Photos]

Mon, Nov 05 2012 at 12:20 PM

With only two days left in such a close presidential election, President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, are stumping from one swing state to the next in a last-minute rush to persuade undecided voters.

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Mary Ann Moxon is a former special education teacher and executive director of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey. After many years of environmental work with the Texas League, she founded the Recycling Coalition of Arlington (the forerunner to curbside pickup in that city) and wrote a monthly "Easy Being Green" column in Arlington, Tex. She moved to Virginia in 2003 and wrote an environmental column in The Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, VA from 2008-2013.

Her environmental blog focuses on Tidewater Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay (since she's also a sailor), and includes ways to make greener choices, tips on green products and environmentally-wise lawn care and landscaping, and the latest threats to Virginia's environment (such as the proposed coal-powered power plant near the James River).

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