https://virginiasci.org/past-work daily 0.75 2024-07-01 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/the-epas-proposed-revisions-to-open-burning-practices-fall-short-of-meaningful-impact monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/community-health-impacts-from-natural-gas-pipeline-compressor-stations monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/ferc-should-deny-permits-for-the-southgate-expansion-of-the-mountain-valley-pipeline monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/teamcandy-darter monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/075b823a-402c-4f71-8953-51aa5c0d3b49/Purpose.png Past work - Background, Threats, and Conservation for a Local Endangered Fish - Purpose Candy darters are an endangered species at risk from current and future construction projects. Our goal in writing this white paper/one page was to create a one-stop resource that would not only provide background on the species, but also point out the newest research and projects that are relevant to them. With more information available we hope that managers and policy makers will be better equipped to ensure the protection of this charismatic fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/a9923f8e-eb02-4245-a5cc-1c5cc80272ed/Method_last.png Past work - Background, Threats, and Conservation for a Local Endangered Fish - Methods: Reviewed and summarized latest peer-reviewed research and publicly available documents on the candy darter’s life history, threats, and conservation actions reported by academic institutions and government agencies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/7a6d7e08-b1b0-4867-9ccb-1adaafd2411e/Impact.png Past work - Background, Threats, and Conservation for a Local Endangered Fish - Broader Impacts Advocating for the candy darter can be a springboard for advocating for the protection of other endemic and/or endangered species. Because everything is connected, when the candy darter is protected, other species living in the same habitat are also protected. Additionally, projects with far reaching impacts such as the Mountain Valley Pipeline have had to drastically alter their plans in order to reduce potential ecological damage due to the new legal protections candy darters have received. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/31743a06-3e43-4531-a626-5afac0da3b96/Result.png Past work - Background, Threats, and Conservation for a Local Endangered Fish - Results Candy darters are under a great threat of extinction (past problems have made them more vulnerable to private and public projects). However, their endangered status listing and the subsequent work and funding that has gone into protecting the species gives some cause for hope. https://virginiasci.org/past-work/why-the-usfs-should-not-allow-mountain-valley-pipeline-to-cross-the-jefferson-national-forest monthly 0.5 2024-01-20 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/how-to-use-the-g-res-tool monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/radford-army-ammunition-plant-data-transparency monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://virginiasci.org/past-work/team-reservoir-emissions-team-reservoirs-in-alabama-are-sources-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/cfe35050-8b91-4f16-855b-0eee9bd8264b/Impact.png Past work - Reservoirs in Alabama are sources of greenhouse gas emissions - Broader Impact This study helped to bring community attention to an issue that experts have recognized for some time. ARA used our report as part of their comments to FERC to argue against relicensing these two dams and they have also worked to spread the word about both our findings and the utility of the g-res tool. Interest in the g-res tool from other advocacy groups has spawned a project with the communications team to create a tutorial video on how they can use g-res to estimate emissions from other reservoirs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/31743a06-3e43-4531-a626-5afac0da3b96/Result.png Past work - Reservoirs in Alabama are sources of greenhouse gas emissions - Results We found that both reservoirs had emissions above the limits proposed for ‘clean energy’, which have not yet been included in legislation but are under consideration. The EPA is currently in the midst of a four-year study to determine if hydropower should truly be considered zero-emissions, as it now does. Results of emissions at Weiss Reservoir place it on par with emissions from fossil fuel energy, thereby not qualifying it as clean energy. Harris Reservoir’s GHG emissions are lower than those at Weiss, but still well above the proposed clean energy threshold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/3e8a60a1-7e08-4284-94ec-dd0ffc0c051f/Purpose.png Past work - Reservoirs in Alabama are sources of greenhouse gas emissions - Purpose Hydropower is touted as a source of clean energy but there is increasing attention being drawn to emissions not traditionally included in these calculations, such as those coming from the reservoir itself. Alabama Rivers Alliance recognized these sources of greenhouse gas as important considerations when determining the future of hydropower dams. We partnered with ARA to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from two reservoirs as part of their FERC relicensing using the g-res tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/a9923f8e-eb02-4245-a5cc-1c5cc80272ed/Method_last.png Past work - Reservoirs in Alabama are sources of greenhouse gas emissions - Method G-res, a publicly available tool that estimates greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, was used to estimate emissions from two reservoirs in Alabama (Harris and Weiss). We gathered publicly available information on the two reservoirs as required of g-res, including land use, dam building materials, reservoir services, and general reservoir attributes. 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Clearing the Air: An Investigation into Natural Gas Compressor Stations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://virginiasci.org/blog/whats-the-dam-truth monthly 0.5 2024-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/75e15091-7097-4266-a83a-f7d400c5963d/Picture1.png The Interface - What’s the dam truth? - Make it stand out Aided by G-res, V-SCI concluded Weiss Reservoir’s emissions were comparable to the 2020 average of emission intensity from Alabama coal and gas plants. Though less intense, GHG emissions from Harris Reservoir were 1.5 times greater than the proposed Clean Energy threshold. https://virginiasci.org/blog/zuylzwzo7xp5mkhy3y6f2843xa327f monthly 0.5 2024-01-14 https://virginiasci.org/blog/new-episode-of-the-interface-podcast-the-quest-to-quantify-hydropowers-hidden-emissions monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/blog/monitoring-of-natural-gas-compressor-stations-underestimates-health-risks-to-nearby-communities monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/blog/science-community-activism-and-the-fight-to-preserve-scientist-voices monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/blog/v-sci-podcast-the-interface-now-on-spotify monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/blog/wr82tvp5i5srashttjpz6lcxjq9r37 monthly 0.5 2024-01-11 https://virginiasci.org/blog/tag/podcast monthly 0.5 https://virginiasci.org/aboutus daily 0.75 2025-04-22 https://virginiasci.org/ask daily 0.75 2023-05-04 https://virginiasci.org/join daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://virginiasci.org/home daily 1.0 2023-08-11 https://virginiasci.org/impact daily 0.75 2024-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/6ec13244-396e-45fc-a9d1-3a16be2483eb/P1010829.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1614956275689-513MX4NPZ8BBUJJJHU5N/DS3.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1614956167563-RPBLGBZUOB1MSWJ6FHCU/sam_bickley.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1614955928004-2NJBA41WM09ETILIHL8U/dave_sligh.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1614956105994-HHEXOVJACX3DOGVVJMWH/IV23.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/d921c519-ae87-4bec-99c5-3ff2764796d5/IMG-8599.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/5011c6b9-ebfa-4b00-a8f5-0c3078b0e4e1/Rice+Fields+Picture+-+TWeiglein.png https://virginiasci.org/current daily 0.75 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/aff01534-32c9-4e5e-8b72-ea037e1e7d34/RADFORD_Aerial_General-Plant.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/14bd42e0-ff4d-4a95-bf66-b0c50bdbe7c9/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8846789.jpg Current work - Communicating the science We transform science into stories that educate and galvanize the public. Team co-leads: Gabrielle Jawer and Jane Remfert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/93579cec-574c-48a4-a052-12cb0e3af3c4/AdobeStock_129925043.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1614049997991-AUDWIWWHHYYRLQFHM38O/Picture3.jpg Current work - Protecting the candy darter This beautiful fish was listed as endangered in 2018, but many experts think that they are still not protected enough. We’re reviewing actions to help make sure this species thrives. Team co-leads: Isaac VanDiest and Ashley King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/1620669619889-K44ZGUI6X5TX3FMQFYVQ/unionhill.png Current work - Environmental Justice for energy decision making We aim to improve environmental justice evaluation methods and standards related to environmental development projects through reports and public comments, and to continue work that promotes action against environmental injustice. Currently, we are drafting a white paper discussing community impacts of natural gas pipeline compressor stations. Photo credit: sierraclub.org/virginia/vapipelines Team co-leads: Emily Plunkett and Curtis Davis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60130d2102a2d7779026cb1e/c1a3ddbb-080c-4077-bd66-498d0882e042/re.jpg Current work - Accounting for greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs The reservoir emissions team is using the G-Res tool to estimate greenhouse gas emissions in reservoirs in Alabama. These estimates are important for accurately reporting greenhouse gas emissions from hydropower. These analyses are important in the wake of the EPA’s proposed clean energy threshold, as these emission sources are not currently required to be reported. Team lead: Lee Sickler