Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has granted $4,296,915 to the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Energy. The grant is intended to fund site feasibility and commercial viability studies for a carbon dioxide storage hub in Wise County, Virginia. This storage hub will have the capacity to store over four million metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted annually from nearby industrial sources.Griffith expressed his enthusiasm for the project, stating, "I look forward to seeing how the Virginia Department of Energy can play...
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Tazewell County was found at one gas station in the week ending Nov. 4, according to GasBuddy.com.
Of the 40,615 citizens living in Tazewell County in 2021, 98.8% said they were only one race, while 1.2% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
Of the 20,615 citizens living in Buchanan County in 2021, 98.4% said they were only one race, while 1.6% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has recently announced that it will be providing a grant of $400,000 to Virginia Tech for a wastewater pilot project. This project aims to advance the detection of pathogens in wastewater in rural communities. To achieve this, Virginia Tech will collaborate with treatment plants in two communities in Lee County and two communities in Wise County, both located in Virginia.The importance of this project lies in its potential to improve public health through better community health monitoring and outbreak forecasting. Congressman...