A new nationwide report on permanent deforestation shows that Virginia was one of 11 states responsible for 70% of all forest loss from 1990 to 2017.
Christopher Williams, the report’s lead author, said new pressures from agriculture and development appear to be accelerating deforestation — researchers counted 10 million acres lost over the 28-year period in the 48 contiguous states.
“To put that into context, it’s equivalent to losing a football field every two minutes for 28 years,” Williams said…