
Climate Action Alliance of the Valley: Climate and Energy News Roundup
A third of Pakistan has been flooded and more than 1,000 people were killed in a “monster monsoon” that has swept away lives, homes, crops and bridges.

A third of Pakistan has been flooded and more than 1,000 people were killed in a “monster monsoon” that has swept away lives, homes, crops and bridges.

Members of our community who live with food insecurity are the individuals you least expect because they are working.
The former owner of a Richmond-based assisted living facility was sentenced today to two years in prison for health care fraud after diverting more than $800,000 in federal and state benefits that were intended to pay for the care of the facility’s residents.
The Virginia Department of Corrections is completing the transfer of more than 200 inmates from the privately-run Lawrenceville Correctional Center on Wednesday.

Cost of living, retired taxpayer-friendliness and state health infrastructure are among the data set considered in WalletHub’s 2022’s Best & Worst Places to Retire.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration appointments this week.

As summer winds down and Americans prepare for fall, they can also prepare for more traditional rent prices in some areas of the country.

The Rivanna River, Meadow Creek, Moores Creek, Schenks Branch, and Lodge Creek have been identified by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality as being impaired due to excessive levels of sediment and/or bacteria.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and its network of partners and program sites serve 109,500 individuals each month and distributing more than 21 million meals last year.

Business, industry, nonprofit and government leaders from across the Shenandoah Valley have banded together to find solutions to some of the most pressing challenges for economic development in the region.
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