Virginia DEQ
PHOTO · LOCAL BUSINESS
Local Business
Records Show Shoosmith Landfill Contaminated Swift Creek Years Ago
Virginia environmental records reveal that Chesterfield's Shoosmith landfill was discharging waste into Swift Creek back in 2021, years before the facility filed for bankruptcy.
PHOTO · COMMUNITY
Community
Air Quality Alert Issued for Richmond Area Through Friday
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for the Richmond metro area through Friday due to Canadian wildfire smoke, prompting residents to limit outdoor activities.
PHOTO · POLICE
Police
Shoosmith landfill owners face criminal investigation as Virginia's DEQ cooperates with attorney general
Virginia's Environmental Quality Department is working with the Attorney General to investigate the owners of a bankrupt Chesterfield County landfill over alleged criminal abandonment of the facility and misappropriation of millions in company assets.