
Staunton: Library events focus on climate change
The Staunton Public Library will host two events on climate change in December:

The Staunton Public Library will host two events on climate change in December:

Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued this statement announcing the PARIS Climate Act following the recent release of two climate change reports – the Fourth National Climate Assessment and the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report.

Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement today on the National Climate Assessment, after the Trump Administration’s release of that document over a holiday weekend.

Reps. Don Beyer and Alan Lowenthal, co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, want House Democrats to become the “strongest voice possible” in Congress advocating for action on climate change.

Diarrheal disease, a preventable and treatable illness, remains the second-leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 and a persistent public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa.

The State Air Pollution Control Board approved on Monday a re-proposed draft regulation to link Virginia to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Last week I wrote about the dire warning of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about the more immediate consequences of climate change than had originally been predicted.

Washington and Lee University will host a public talk and Q&A with Randy Hayes, executive director of Foundation Earth, and Brent Blackwelder, environmental organizer, teacher, vice-chair and treasurer of Foundation Earth’s board on Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Global Learning Atrium.

Three community development experts from El Salvador, Nepal and Zimbabwe will speak at Eastern Mennonite University Oct. 1-3 as part of the Global South Voices program, an initiative of the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions (CSCS).

Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced a series of actions to help Virginia better address the impacts of carbon pollution from fossil fuels.
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