Sea-Level Report Cards
From the Virginia Institute for Marine Science. Want to know how sea level in your area is changing due to global warming and other factors? Our 'report cards' can help. Updated b ...
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline and Virginia Organizing
I joined the Portsmouth Chapter of Virginia Organizing two years ago because a friend of mine told me I could get help for my son there. He was suspended and threatened with expul ...
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Moody’s Warns Cities to Address Climate Risks or Face Downgrades
Published in Bloomberg. Coastal communities from Maine to California have been put on notice from one of the top credit rating agencies: Start preparing for climate change or risk ...
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Governor McAuliffe Statement on Virginia Air Board Approval of Clean Energy Virginia Initiative
Governor Terry McAuliffe released the following statement today after the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted to approve regulations to limit carbon emissions from Virginia ...
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Bath County school becomes first 100% solar powered school in Virginia
Published by WSET. BATH Co., Va. (WSET) — Bath County is now home to the first school in Virginia that's 100 percent solar powered. Valley Elementary in Bath County has solar pane ...
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Sen. Booker Announces Landmark Environmental Justice Bill
Bill would strengthen protections for communities of color, low-income communities and indigenous communities Culmination of months-long drafting process with input from dozens of ...
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Solar Power and 50,000 New Jobs in Virginia
Research by the Solar Foundation demonstrates that solar power can create more jobs than all other forms of electricity generation combined. Residential solar will produce the mos ...
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Did climate change make recent extreme storms worse?
Published by PBS NewsHour. MILES O’BRIEN: And the Associated Press now confirms that the death toll from Harvey has risen to 12. But as we focus on Texas and Louisiana, nature is ...
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Trump’s Executive Order Will Make America Flood Again (and Again and Again)
Published by Union of Concerned Scientists. On August 15, Trump signed an executive order, repealing an Obama-era executive order that updated the Federal Flood Risk Management St ...
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Virginia Organizing Joins Statewide People’s Pipeline Protest in Abingdon
What: Letter Delivery for People's Pipeline Protest When: Thursday, September 14 at 12 p.m. Where: Abingdon Department of Environmental Quality Office, 355 Deadmore St. SE, Abin ...
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