The third largest river in Virginia is the sixth most endangered in the U.S., according to one nonprofit environmental group. The Rappahannock River, Virginia’s longest free-flowing river that runs ...

A recent fire at a storage warehouse in South Hill has led the Virginia Department of Health to issue recreational water and fish consumption advisories in response. The fire occurred at the Nutrien ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wetlands surrounding the Chickahominy River near the Hanover/Henrico county line outside Mechanicsville. (Photo by Sarah Vogelsong ...

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — Waterways throughout the Chesapeake Bay region in Virginia and Maryland are amassing large amounts of pollen — a phenomenon driven by climate change, according to the ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Today is World Environment Day, an observance that’s been drawing attention to many issues affecting our ecosystems since 1973. Each year, a theme is presented with 2025 focusing ...

FRIES, Va. - It's a steamy Saturday night on the New River, and folks are fishing on boats near a bridge leading to Carroll County. Around here, when it gets real hot in Fries, Virginia, that can only ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/VDH Release) - Effectively immediately, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is lifting its recreational water and fish consumption advisories for Mountain Creek, Dockery Creek ...