Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 27
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.
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Child care industry on verge of collapse
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A new report lays out how the COVID-19 pandemic and the response to it have devastated child care providers in a way that could permanently damage the industry – making child care even less accessible and affordable to American parents and their children.
State AGs back effort to regulate online price gouging
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A bipartisan coalition of 31 attorneys general has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to support states’ authority to enforce price gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies.
What cities are doing to bring clean energy to their communities
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Mayors from all over the U.S. are stepping up and taking action to do their part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And although their efforts thus far have been mighty, they’re still encountering hurdles to make the transition.
Climate, energy news roundup: Sept. 20
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.
Morgan Griffith: Waging peace in the Middle East
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Washington, D.C. now has a new presidential memorial. On Sept. 17, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, joined the ranks of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in having a major site in the nation’s capital dedicated to his memory.
Warner, Brown ask for study of subcontracted workers in 21st century workforce
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are pushing the U.S. Government Accountability Office to report on companies’ increased use of subcontracted and contingent workers for work that used to be performed by direct employees.
Publication now rates Fifth District congressional race a ‘Toss Up’
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The Cook Political Report has changed its rating for the Fifth District congressional race from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up,” citing a possible “perfect storm” in the making in the sprawling district, which spans from Northern Virginia through Charlottesville to the North Carolina border.
Morgan Griffith: Key pieces of health legislation move forward
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The coronavirus pandemic has consumed the attention of the country, but health care challenges that existed before COVID-19 ever came about remain.
Birx praises Virginia Tech for developing testing site, opening campuses amid pandemic
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Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response coordinator and U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy, visited Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus on Sept. 16 to discuss with administrators and students the ways that the university is managing COVID-19.
