Climate and Energy News Roundup: April 2025
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Climate STARR (Strategies for Trauma, Action, Resilience, & Regeneration) training in response to our climate crisis is being held at Eastern Mennonite University.
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Staunton: Transportation, housing goals remain high priorities
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A March work session brought information on local long-range transportation and housing plans to Staunton City Council.
Trump nominates Virginia Republican hatchet man to be HHS inspector general
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Donald Trump wants the federal government to give a job a Virginia attorney who was forced to resign from a state government job over a fraud allegation.
Albemarle County: State grant will aid Rivanna Futures development
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Albemarle County has been awarded a $613,570 state grant to go toward its work to develop the Rivanna Futures site.
RFK Jr. gutting HHS even more, replacing healthcare with ‘wholesome food, clean water’
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., under the guise of Making America Healthy Again, is operating under the assumption that cutting HHS to the bone is the important thing there.
Virginia Tech board ignores opposition, bends the knee on future of DEI programs
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Virginia Tech Hokies pushed back on removing DEI programs and services, but the Board of Visitors voted to dissolve them today.
Youngkin vetoes paid family and medical leave, sick leave, minimum-wage bills
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MAGA Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed bills that would have guaranteed workers access to paid family and medical leave and paid sick leave and increased the minimum wage.
Roddy Scheer: How is wind energy doing in the U.S.? Is Trump going to harm it?
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Wind energy is the largest single source of renewable energy in the U.S., comprising 10 percent of the nation’s electricity mix.
Virginia Tech alumni fight back against anti-DEI measures ahead of BOV vote
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Virginia Tech alumni are concerned that future Hokies will not have the same opportunities they had with a vote looming on DEI programs.
Mark Warner introduces legislation to protect future of federal workforce
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner of Virginia and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland have introduced the Protect Our Probationary Employees Act.
