Ken Plum: Planning for a New Year
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In two weeks the General Assembly will convene for its annual session that will mark 50 years since the people voted to ratify revisions to the Jim-Crow-laden Constitution of 1902.
Search Results for climate
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Groups urge lawmakers to prioritize electric transportation in 2021 General Assembly
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Representatives of 33 organizations, businesses and nonprofits have come together to urge Virginia lawmakers to support legislation in the 2021 General Assembly that would help accelerate the transition to electric transportation.
New academy to braid disciplines together to tackle complex problems
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Social injustice. Environmental degradation. Cyberterrorism. These challenges are so complex they may at times seem insurmountable. Yet the very root of the word “complexity” suggests a possible path to solutions.
Earth Talk: Joe Biden’s environmental priorities
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The world collectively faces the threat of climate change driven by human-made pollutants and environmental degradation. President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear that he intends to work to address and mitigate the climate crisis as the U.S. president.
Hector E. Garcia: Generation Z, Elders alliance for an American Renaissance
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The Elders and Gen Zs clarity of vision, their thinking and acting in the context of future generations and other mentioned resources empower them to perceive human differences as building blocks in a grand project of renewal.
Trump signs bipartisan legislation to address marine plastic pollution
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President Donald Trump has signed into law the Save Our Seas Act 2.0 (S. 1982), a comprehensive, bipartisan effort to address the challenge of plastic debris in the world’s oceans.
Ken Plum: A Green New Deal
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In accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a “new deal” for the “forgotten man.”
State Water Control Board addresses Chesapeake Bay restoration, protection
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The State Water Control Board addressed several issues at its most recent meeting, held last week including restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia Tech’s William Hopkins receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor
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William Hopkins, professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive a 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and Dominion Energy.
A complete guide to Everest Base camp trek
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The trek to Everest Base Camp is beautiful, and it is called a trekker’s paradise.
