Climate Action Alliance of the Valley: Climate, energy news roundup for Aug. 2
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
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Connolly, Cohen, Titus, Bass introduce bill to rename Hoover Building
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV) and Karen Bass (D-CA) in introducing legislation to rename the FBI Headquarters to remove reference to J. Edgar Hoover.
Kaine to host virtual roundtable on racial, geographic disparities in maternal health
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will join members of the Virginia Rural Health Association on Friday to host a virtual discussion focused on tackling racial and geographic disparities in maternal health.
Senators urge inclusion of healthcare privacy bill in COVID-19 relief package
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined a group of senators in a letter to Senate leaders urging them to include the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act in the next coronavirus relief package.
Warner, Kaine press Trump on COVID-19 outbreak at Farmville ICE detention center
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Eighty percent of the detainees and 26 staffers at the Farmville ICE detention facility have tested positive for COVID-19.
Warner, Kaine comment on the GOP HEALS Act
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Senate Republicans today introduced the HEALS Act as a starting point for bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on another COVID-19 relief package.
Warner announces DOJ pilot program for states to implement Ashanti Alert system
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The Bureau of Justice Assistance held a national webinar last week to encourage states to integrate the Ashanti Alert within their existing statewide alert systems.
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley climate, energy news roundup: July 26
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The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV), a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces “The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News” to inform legislators and the public.
Congress guarantees park funding with Great American Outdoors Act
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The U.S. House on Wednesday followed the Senate’s lead and overwhelmingly passed historic public lands legislation to guarantee federal funds for local, state and national parks, trails and recreation facilities.
Warner presses NPS for answers into shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) continues to seek answers from the National Park Service regarding the killing of Fairfax County resident Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police officers in 2017.
