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VWRRC: The Environmental Impacts of Using Switchgrass as a Biofuel

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech is taking part in a large-scale regional study initiated in the southeastern United States. The forest biofuel sustainability study aims to evaluate how growing cellulosic biofuels such as switchgrass within pine plantations affects water supply and water quality. Listen to Dr….

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March 8, 2011 March 8, 2011

Researchers Study Protection of Water Resources Affected by Coal Mining

Nearly half of the nation’s electricity comes from coal. Coal mining plays an integral role in the economy and culture of far southwestern Virginia and throughout the Appalachian coalfields. In recent years, developments in mining technology and economics have led to an expansion of the scope and scale of surface…

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October 8, 2010 October 8, 2010

Water Center Scientists Study the Impacts of Coal Mining on Water Resources

FROM VT NEWS BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 2, 2009 – The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech has embarked on two new research projects in headwater streams affected by coal mining in southwestern Virginia. As the federal government announces new plans to protect water resources, these research efforts are aimed…

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September 20, 2009 September 20, 2009
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    • A River of Water Research Flows Throughout the Commonwealth – VT News
    • Chantaly Villalona is Named the 2023 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow
    • 2023 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference on Sept. 26
    • New River Conservancy – Volunteer Opportunities for Watershed Conservation
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