Climate and Energy News Roundup: June 2024
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From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere in the past month.
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Reauthorization act would help reduce suicide, burnout among health care professionals
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A Senate committee has introduced legislation to make more funding available to support the mental and behavioral health of health care professionals.
Researchers, Sen. Warner encourage inclusion of AI in digital copyright legislation
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Every three years, the DMCA goes through a rulemaking process to authorize exemptions on copyrighted material without risking liability.
Mental health supports in Virginia schools strengthened due to overwhelming need
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The availability of mental health providers in public schools may be boosted, thanks to legislation proposed in part by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA).
Donald Trump’s continued assault on the wages of American workers
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Although Donald Trump, as president, proclaimed in his 2020 State of the Union address that he had produced a “blue-collar boom” in workers’ wages, the reality was quite different.
Warner, Kaine cosponsor legislation to honor Wexton, create plan to fight Parkinson’s
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The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act would create a plan to fight Parkinson’s.
Youngkin vetoes bill that would have established a right to contraception in Virginia
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, at the direction of the religious far right, vetoed two bills that would have amended Virginia law to recognize a right to contraception and required health insurance companies to provide coverage for contraception.
Mark Warner pushes Tech Accord companies on preventing misuse of AI
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Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark R. Warner is pushing tech companies to follow up on commitments made at the Munich Security Conference.
Virginia awarded more than $14M in federal funding for three conservation projects
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The Department of Agriculture has awarded the Commonwealth $14,070,000 in federal funding for three conservation projects.
Homelessness at record high numbers; legislators work to connect housing, mental health
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Americans experiencing homelessness hit a record high in 2023 with more than 650,000 people affected in the United States.
