Climate Action Alliance of the Valley News Roundup: March 2025
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It is still not clear how the Trump administration’s move to freeze federal grants might affect Harrisonburg.
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‘Unneeded fear and hardship on rural America’: USDA releases some IRA funds to farmers
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The USDA released $20 million to farmers for grants through the Inflation Reduction Act, but it’s only “a drop in the bucket.”
Dear Elon Musk: The five things I did last week (please don’t fire me)
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Elon Musk is telling federal employees that they need to detail five things they did last week to justify why they should keep their jobs.
What are urban wildlife corridors, and how do they help mitigate climate change?
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Green corridors, or ecological corridors, are strips of vegetation and natural landscape dispersed throughout a city.
VDOT: Updated local road construction schedule for the week of March 3-7
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VDOT has updated its schedule for road construction and maintenance for the week of March 3-7.
Oasthouse Ventures announces $104.8M indoor farming operation in Southwest Virginia
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The UK-based Oasthouse Ventures announced on Friday that it will invest $104.8 million to construct its first US-based controlled environment agriculture operation in Carroll County.
Henrico man from ‘anti-Catholic memo’ case gets eight years in prison
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A Henrico man with a Latino name who identifies as a White supremacist was sentenced to eight years and a month in prison for possession of destructive devices, specifically, eight Molotov cocktails.
JMU students invite community to protest Trump attacks on DOE March 5
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JMU College of Education students will walk out on Wednesday, March 5, at 11:30 a.m. and gather in front of Memorial Hall.
Teachers help students ‘normalize’ life after California wildfires
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The wildfires in and around Los Angeles not only disrupted lives, but disrupted education for young Californians.
‘Little to no hope’: USDA reimbursement paused for Augusta County farmer
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The owner of a small Augusta County sheep and goat farm was expecting funds for improvements to a water system but got bad news instead.
