More than three years after Henrico County settled a lawsuit over sewage overflows into the James River, the county’s water reclamation facility is in the middle of its biggest overhaul in decades.
In December 2021, two environmental groups sued the county, accusing its wastewater treatment plant of dumping more
Environmental issues, violations, proposals, permits and other related news from throughout Henrico County.
DEQ schedules October hearing on Richmond International Airport stormwater permit
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Road, on
Keep Virginia Beautiful is inviting residents, families, businesses, schools and community organizations across the Commonwealth to participate in LOVE VA, a statewide cleanup and beautification campaign continuing through Nov. 15.
Participants may organize litter cleanups, recycling efforts, planting projects and other improvements to shared spaces. The Keep Virginia Beautiful Network
Clean Virginia, a clean energy policy advocacy group and an intervenor in the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger case, told the State Corporation Commission in a Tuesday hearing that NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in regulators’ review of the proposed $67 billion merger.