Over 60% of Virginia Schools Could Potentially Benefit in Years Ahead From Change to Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
RICHMOND – 1,227 of Virginia’s school buildings and facilities, more than 60%, are 40 years or older according to a new comprehensive study ordered by Governor Bob McDonnell and concluded at the beginning of this month. The governor today released the results of the study that looked at all existing Virginia public school buildings, including…
U.S. Air Force Successfully Launches The ORS-3 Mission to Orbit from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell tonight congratulated the Department of Defense and Orbital Sciences Corporation on launch of the ORS-3 Mission from Virginia’s spaceport, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), at Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch took place at 8:15 p.m. on November 19, 2013, from MARS Pad 0B.
Virginia Posts Largest Oyster Harvest Since 1987
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Virginia’s most recent oyster harvest has greatly exceeded recent years, reaching the highest level since 1987. The 2012-2013 harvest of 406,000 bushels was also 60 percent greater than just one year prior. The oyster recovery has taken place as the McDonnell Administration has led efforts to invest…
Clear Air Act “Worked for Something Nobody Anticipated”, It Is Cleaning Up the Chesapeake Bay
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has published a study showing that the Acid Rain Program has resulted in water quality improvement in the Chesapeake Bay. This program was not originally intended to achieve this result and this was not anticipated. For full details, please read this article.
Chesapeake Bay Progam Exploring Nitrogen Credits for Aquaculture
The Bay Journal is reporting that the Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) are evaluating allowing growers nitrogen credits related to the nitrogen in the bodies and shells of oysters when they are removed. Denitrification of oyster reefs is still being studied. For full detail, please read the article.