5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (639+ words) A solar project in Hanover County’s Beaverdam District is giving one family a way to preserve their farmland and bring a new lease on life to its legacy. The project developed by Charlottesville-based Hexagon Energy would use about 26 acres of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (623+ words) Luck Stone — a company that produces crushed stone, sand and gravel for construction projects in Greater Richmond — recently pulled plans to expand its network of quarry operations to Hanover County. Project Noel was scheduled for review on Sept. 12 by the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (980+ words) Lawmakers, water users and environmental advocates are all contending with the major finding of a recent state report — there’s not that much extra groundwater to go around east of Interstate 95. To be specific, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality believes…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (101+ words) E6 | Easier Plumbing, Roofing 101 | Ask This Old House VPM E6 | Easier Plumbing, Roofing 101 | Ask This Old House Mark talks about bricks; Richard explains solderless connections; Tom shingles a roof. Mark McCullough explains how bricks are made and how that process lends itself…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (103+ words) E5 | Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel | Ask This Old House VPM E5 | Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel | Ask This Old House Heath installs a generator transfer switch; Mark fixes a faulty brick lintel repair. Heath Eastman assists a homeowner who wants to hook up…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (356+ words) Google announced this week it is putting up $10 million toward stormwater filtration systems in communities that have data centers. About $4.4 million of that donation is going to Frog Creek Partners, a Wyoming-based environmental technology company, that will build filtration systems…...