Environmental News Roundup
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors representative John Cook (R) the Braddock District “Community engagement can help [the] environment.” Cook endorses community engagement and recently hosted an...
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How to Hike Virginia
Hiking is one of the best ways for the public to interact with the environment. In Virginia, 30+ state parks, portions of the Appalachian Trail, and other local trails and parks provide the public...
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Virginia’s Potential Plastic Bag Bill
The Virginia General Assembly is in session and debating the outcome of SB1103: a bill that would allow any locality to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offering of disposable plastic bags to...
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Environmental News Roundup – Mar. 25, 2015
Virginia gets country’s first wind energy research lease in federal waters Virginia is the first state in the country to secure a wind energy research lease to build and operate turbines in federal...
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Environmental News Roundup – Apr. 1, 2015
New U.S. Climate Target Is Achievable and Sends an Important Signal to the World The U.S. formally proposed that it would cut its emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. This emissions...
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Environmental News Roundup – Apr. 8, 2015
ADM Announces Plan to Fight Deforestation Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world’s largest commodities suppliers, has joined the growing number of major agriculture and food companies promising to...
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Environmental News Roundup – Earth Day 2015
Earth Day’s Importance and Evolution Since 1970 Decades later, we find the issue of environmental protection has evolved in a number of important ways. Environmental pollution is widely seen as a...
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Environmental News Roundup – May 6, 2015
Tesla ventures into solar power storage for home and business In recent years, the fast-growing popularity of solar panels has intensified a central challenge: how to use the sun’s energy when it...
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Shredding and Household Hazardous Waste Events in May
Saturday, May 16 – Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mason District Government Center (6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale). This event is for disposing of hazardous...
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Environmental News Roundup – October 21, 2015
Mom’s Organic Market Herndon Grand Reopening Join us for the Grand Re-Opening of Mom’s Organic Market in Herndon, featuring local tastings, henna art and more. Clean Fairfax is pleased to be in...
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