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Biorock Project
Anna Walker The planet’s oceans are awash in trouble, with pollution and dead zones. Now, one Virginia scientist is warning that coral reefs could disappear if something isn’t done soon to protect...
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Acid Earth
The problem of acid rain is not new. It was first described in 1852 by a Scottish chemist who coined the term to link polluted air from industrial cities in England to damaging rains in the...
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Shore Birds
The next time you find yourself complaining about work, or hot weather or mosquitoes in the back yard, consider the plight of Charlottesville grad student Charles Clarkson. Sandy Hausman joined him...
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Fraser Firs
Fraser firs are known as the Cadillac of Christmas trees – with their iconic shape, dark green color and tendency to retain their needles. They’re native to Virginia but increasingly rare, so the...
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Seeing Trees
At this time of year, many people make a point of looking at trees, but we often take them for granted and don’t know much about their day-to-day lives. Now, the photographer and author of a book...
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Biosolids & the Environment
Few people give sewage treatment a second thought, but for more and more Virginians, it’s becoming a serious issue. That’s because farmers can get sludge from sewage treatment plants for free. The...
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Charlottesville’s Focused Ultrasound Center
Doctors at the Focused Ultrasound Center in Charlottesville have completed a clinical trial using a new form of surgery – one that requires no scalpels and causes no bleeding or scars. Instead, they...
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Virginia’s Minstrel History
It was once the most popular form of entertainment in America—Virginia included. Now, it’s a painful reminder of a racist history—but a history that some say needs to be recognized and understood....
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Fear of Fracking
With the dangers of nuclear power playing out in Japan, fighting in Libya pushing oil prices up, and climate scientists pointing an accusing finger at coal, America is desperate for some energy...
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Floyd Yoga Jam
The Sanskrit word “Yoga” translates roughly into the English word, “yoke”– – something that pulls things together. A new yoga festival, set for Labor Day weekend in Floyd, aims to bring people...
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Gang Crime in Virginia
Late last year, Governor Bob McDonnell announced the formation of a new committee to help state and local law enforcement get a grip on street gangs. McDonnell warned that gangs now threaten the...
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Deathly Lyrics
For centuries, real life tragedies have been memorialized in song—as ballads tell a story, passing down history through oral tradition. And in Virginia, these musical tributes were often produced as...
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Locksmith Scam
Prosecutors in most big cities have heard about con artists who prey on people locked out of their homes or cars. Some have taken the worst offenders to court, but here in Virginia phony locksmiths...
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Organic Farming Goes Global
With the world’s population growing, the pressure is on to produce more food on less land. The challenge is especially great in the tropics, where insects and fungi compete with farmers for edible...
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Trading Tigers for Toilet Paper
Recently, the environmental group Greenpeace stepped up its campaign against rainforest destruction – claiming it had analyzed packaging used by toymaker Mattel and concluded the cardboard was made...
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Enforcing New Human Trafficking Laws in Virginia
Governor McDonnell signed into law several measures recently to provide new protections from human trafficking and more severe punishment for those who engage in it. But before the introduction of the...
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Earthquake
Louisa County was the epicenter of today’s earthquake. There were no fatalities, but Sandy Hausman reports there were injuries and considerable property damage. As aftershocks continue, officials are...
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Flyball Combines Agility & Speed
Thousands of Virginians own dogs and many owners are looking for ways to get some exercise and forge a tighter bond with their pup. Beverly Amsler reports on one way to do...
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Land Use Lawsuit
A Grayson County Judge will hear testimony Wednesday in a case over what a landowner can build on their property. Beverly Amsler...
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Lights, Camera, Tax Breaks! (Parts 1, 2, 3)
The lights are on and the cameras rolling in Richmond, where Steven Spielberg is shooting a film about Lincoln. Virginia taxpayers are co-producers on the movie, having given Hollywood $3.5 million...
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Virginia Tech Police Officer Laid to Rest
The Virginia Tech police officer shot to death last week has been laid to rest. Beverly Amsler reports.http://virginiapublicradio.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/crousefuneral.mp3
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