RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond officials celebrated a major milestone Tuesday in a decades-long effort to transform Mayo Island from concrete into a thriving green space along the James River. The 14-acre ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The city of Richmond has launched a project aimed at reducing excess sewage flowing into the James River. Improving the water quality in the James River has transitioned from being a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Do you enjoy paddling, hiking, swimming or other activities on or along the James River? You have the chance to take care of it alongside fellow volunteers during the annual ...

Editor's Note: This essay appeared in Cognoscenti's newsletter of ideas and opinions, delivered weekly on Sundays. To become a subscriber, sign up here. When I first moved to Richmond, Virginia, 25 ...

The order that closed the nation’s founding river was bureaucratically frank. The Virginia State Board of Health had become aware of conditions in the James River, from the fall line at Richmond to ...