McDonnell signs school, campus safety legislation
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At an event at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian, Gov. Bob McDonnell today signed 12 pieces of legislation designed to make Virginia’s schools and campuses safer.
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Sen. Tim Kaine presses Pentagon brass on sexual assaults
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee, today pressed top military officials on the escalating crisis of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact in the military.
Waynesboro Brownfield Redevelopment Planning Project kickoff meeting
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The City of Waynesboro announces the first of numerous events related to the U.S. Environmental Protected Agency funded Brownfields Redevelopment Planning Project for targeted revitalization areas in the City.
Gov. Bob McDonnell announces $84.6 million investment in Frederick County
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that HP Hood, one of the largest branded dairy operators in the United States, will invest $84.6 million in its Frederick County operation.
Earth Talk: Three years after the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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Many environmentalists are concerned that, while BP has done a thorough job removing visible oil from the water column and surface, little has been done to repair damage to marine life and ecosystems.
Roger Freeman: Renewable energy standards
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For the first time, a United States president has announced that tackling climate change is a national priority. Yet, Congress shows no signs of passing meaningful legislation – for now, it’s up to states and localities to turn this declaration into action.
Earth Talk: Dust Bowl days are here again
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Indeed we are embroiled in what many consider the worst drought in the U.S. since the “Dust Bowl” days of the 1930s that rendered some 50 million acres of farmland barely usable.
Karen Kwiatkowski: God Bless the USA!
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We citizens of the USA are represented by the very best of us. The Senate, in particular the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is filled to the brim with humanitarians, deep thinking wise men, and just good folks.
New website helps citizens protect national forests from fracking
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Citizen groups debuted a new website this week that will educate the public about the impacts of oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing on National Forests in the eastern U.S. and provide them with tools to evaluate and challenge drilling and fracking proposals.
Sens. Warner, Kaine submit legislation to expand offshore energy leases
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today cosponsored the introduction of The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013. The legislation would expand American offshore energy production with a revised five-year leasing plan, and provide revenue sharing.
