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The Republican Standard
- July 24, 2022
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After dead menhaden fish washed ashore on Silver Beach in Northampton County on July 5, Delegate Tim Anderson (R-Virginia Beach) is reviving an old political battle over banning reduction fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. “The menhaden issue predates our terms by decades, but the reality of the Chesapeake Bay is that we have one company […]

Eric Burk is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. ...
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The Republican Standard
- April 26, 2018
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Good news for water-faring creatures; grass in the Chesapeake Bay has surpassed 100,000 acres for the first time in modern history. The aqua-pasture grew for a third straight year, gaining acreage by five percent from 2016 to 2017.

Alex Lemieux is a Richmond-based editor with The Republican Standard. ...