By Elliott Robinson, The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va. Jun. 26--About 1,100 miles of Virginia's rivers and streams have been added to Virginia's list of polluted waters in the past two years, bringing the total to 10,600 miles, state environmental regulators said.

By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. May 20--Code Orange or Code Red days -- those times authorities tell us our air is unhealthful -- could jump dramatically this spring and summer. That's because a tougher federal limit on ozone, the main pollutant in smog, is in effect.

By SCOTT HARPER By Scott Harper The Virginian-Pilot The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday a tougher standard for combating smog, a notorious air pollutant linked to asthma, lung disease and other respiratory ailments.

By Rex Springston Water tests may help state investigators learn what killed fish in Reedy Creek in South Richmond. The first results will probably come in next week, said Bill Hayden, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Quality.

By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Jun. 16--The mysterious killer of fish in western Virginia appears to be letting up, following its pattern of the past three years.