Earl Zimmerman: Climate and Energy News Roundup for September 2025
James Madison University revealed its new electric “Gus Bus” that provides books, tutoring, and mobile classrooms to elementary schools throughout Harrisonburg.
James Madison University revealed its new electric “Gus Bus” that provides books, tutoring, and mobile classrooms to elementary schools throughout Harrisonburg.
The Campus Kitchen at Washington and Lee (CKWL) has received $5,000 from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation.
UMW undergraduate students completed a project in which they assessed the value of artificial intelligence (AI) in the process of filmmaking.
Jeff Heie, the founder and director of the local nonprofit GiveSolar, received a Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions 2025 Sustainability Champions Award.
Washington and Lee University has announced a $30 million anonymous gift to create Founders Hall, a new state-of-the-art building.
Teachers and parents remind young students that perfection is impossible, but seven UMW graduates reached perfection.
Climate STARR (Strategies for Trauma, Action, Resilience, & Regeneration) training in response to our climate crisis is being held at Eastern Mennonite University.
A federal judge denied efforts by Shenandoah County School Board to dismiss a complaint by students and the Virginia NAACP of civil rights violations.

Gordon Reistrup, head coach for the Washington & Lee University equestrian program, was inducted into the VHSA Hall of Fame.
The Blue Ridge Parkway has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of 19 new sites named this week.