Climate and Energy News Roundup: October 2025
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About 20 people joined the sustainable farm event organized by Shenandoah Valley Faith & Climate on Saturday, Sept. 20.
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Outer Banks | Seven homes collapse as dual hurricanes bring rough surf, strong winds
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While hurricanes Imelda and Humberto did not make landfall in the U.S., the storms still delivered destruction in the Outer Banks.
Road to Nuremberg | Hegseth, Trump lecture generals on being too fat, ‘woke’
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Pete Hegseth, the former weekend warrior – he made it all the way to major in his 19 years in the National Guard – isn’t so much concerned that the U.S. military can defend the homeland as that it looks the part.
Government shutdown | National Parks would likely close, furlough 68 percent of staff
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If National Park employees are furloughed due to a government shutdown, keeping sites open would be “reckless,” experts say.
John Whitehead | Would Orwell be branded a terrorist? The War on Thought Crimes
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The Trump administration is taking its war on free speech into the realm of thought crimes.
Analysis | Bad news: We are hurtling toward another government shutdown
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Congressional MAGA Republicans and the Trump administration want you to believe that the looming government shutdown will be the fault of Democrats, which, not true.
Catching up with: John Wetzel | The first Waynesboro native to play in the NBA
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John Wetzel, a basketball star at Wilson Memorial High School in Augusta County in the early 1960s, was drafted out of Virginia Tech by the Los Angeles Lakers in the eighth round as the 75th overall pick in 1966.
‘Affordable’ housing | Median home sale price in Virginia at $430K in August
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The median price for homes sold in Virginia in August was $430,000. And we wonder why people say there’s a shortage of affordable housing.
Student loans | Suit challenges Department of Education on repayment plans
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Reports that the Trump administration planned to reject hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers’ applications for income-driven repayment began in July.
Charlie Kirk murder | Teachers face consequences of social media posts
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State school superintendents and local school system leaders are responding to social media comments by staff about Charlie Kirk’s death.
