Climate and Energy News Roundup: June 2024
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere in the past month.
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere in the past month.
A Danville wastewater treatment plant is releasing high concentrations of forever chemicals into the Dan River, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality isn’t doing anything about it.
Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline regularly makes a fool of himself at House committee hearings with his partisan questions designed to score political points rather than elicit information.
Sixth District Congressman Ben Cline is helping lead the pretend impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas launched by far-right Republicans that passed by a single vote in the House in February.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of three professionals to join the administration as well as numerous individuals to state boards.
The City of Staunton is accepting bids for construction for the new Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court facility that is to be located in Staunton’s West End in the former Chestnut Hills Shopping Center at 2040 West Beverley St.
Nearly $400,000 in grants were awarded to 14 organizations to support history preservation and education projects throughout Virginia.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration and board appointments this week including three people from Staunton.
In case you missed them, reporter Crystal Graham prepared a roundup of her top stories from 2023.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise and has brought technology into the daily lives of humans, and criminals another path for fraud.
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