Tag Archives: Environment

Earth Day highlights federal support of local green movement

Earth Day in Richmond was cause not just to honor the environment, but recap the infusion of funds the city has received to help build a greener economy.

City hails progress of local nonprofit urban renewal program

Groundwork Richmond becomes one of the newest members of a national network of independent local community ventures aimed at improving urban environments through local action.

Local casino opposition crumbling

Opposition to a Las Vegas-style casino resort in Richmond is collapsing as casino backers hand over promises for millions of dollars, thousands of jobs and major environmental concessions.

Years later, chemical company lot still a toxic stew

The site of the former Stauffer Chemical Company has been closed more than 10 years, but it’s still a hot topic for people working around the shoreline, who want answers about why toxic waste there was simply buried beneath a concrete cap.

Clean clothes, clean environment

Richmond merchant cares for the environment and the neighborhood.

Green Collar Jobs Give Richmond Residents Hope

Richmond BUILD is a violence prevention program that teaches residents to install solar panels, and helps them find a place in the green-collar economy.