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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Powerful Experience at Grassroots Gathering 2017
We had a full house at this year's Grassroots Gathering. Leaders and supporters from all parts of Virginia came together to make change for the better in our state. Members of aff ...
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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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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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2017 Mid-Year Report Now Online!
Click here for a downloadable PDF version of our mid-year report to see more photos and accomplishments! Virginia Organizing could not do our work without your support, and ...
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National study puts timeline on impact of sea-level rise in Maryland and Virginia
Published by The Washington Post. On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, rising seawater levels and chronic flooding threaten to disrupt daily life, damage homes and businesses, and swallo ...
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Flood of Voices: Fighting Climate Change in Norfolk
At the July 27 Flood of Voices event in Norfolk, South Hampton Roads Chapter leader Peggy Stamoulis shared how sea level rise affects her life and invited others to share their st ...
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