Climate, energy news roundup: Week of Oct. 3
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.
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Beyer, Rooney introduce legislation to boost NOAA Coastal Resilience Grants Program
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Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Francis Rooney (R-FL) today introduced the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct offshore wind revenues to NOAA’s Coastal Resilience Grants Program.
Too little too late? For most states, Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals are a long shot
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It’s been 10 years since the Chesapeake Bay watershed was put on a “pollution diet.” And while there’s been some belt tightening since then, the regional effort to reduce nutrient pollution in order to restore a healthy Bay has fared about as well as many other diets: It is far from meeting its 2025 goal.
Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 6
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Fluctuating weather creates diverse Virginia tomato harvest
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A late frost and dry weather followed by flash flooding dinged this year’s tomato crop, and Hanover County grower Beau Mitchell is hoping for better weather next year.
Since 9/11, the government’s answer to every problem has been more government
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Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?
Luria calls on House leadership to invest in workforce training
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Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) and Congressman Andy Kim (R-NJ-03) are making a bipartisan effort to urge House Leadership to allocate appropriate funding for workforce training programs that bolster coastal resiliency.
Climate, energy news roundup: Week of Aug. 29
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
Staunton hunkering down for possible impacts from Hurricane Laura
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Staunton has been hit hard recently by two spot thunderstorms that have caused millions of dollars in flood damage, so city officials are not taking the potential weekend impact of Hurricane Laura lightly.
Be proactive ahead of potentially busy hurricane season
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Was Hurricane Isaias the main event, or just a sneak preview of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season? As climate experts monitor the atmosphere, Virginians should prepare now for the threat of wild weather.
