Headlines From Across the State: Jones Moves to Salvage Appeal After Judge Strikes Down Virginia Background-Check Law; More …

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

The revised watershed agreement extends pollution-reduction targets and bets on voluntary measures to achieve cleanup goals that have remained elusive for decades.By Aman AzharThe Chesapeake Executive Council, the top body responsible for making policy decisions on the watershed’s restoration, on Tuesday adopted a revised Bay Watershed Agreement extending the region’s long-missed pollution cleanup timeline to 2040.

Headlines from across the state: Virginia joins Chesapeake Bay states, D.C. in new watershed agreement; more …

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall: Environment: Virginia joins Chesapeake Bay states, D.C. in new watershed agreement. — Virginia Mercury. Local: Here’s how much Roanoke makes from its plastic bag tax — and where the money goes. — The Roanoke Times (paywall). Water main break causes flood damage, power outage in downtown Lynchburg. — The (Lynchburg) News & Adv…