Climate, energy news roundup: Stories of interest on the environmental front
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A new study by legendary climate scientist James Hansen and his colleagues has found that global warming is accelerating faster than anticipated.
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Augusta County farmers eligible for USDA assistance due to ongoing drought
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Augusta County farmers affected by the drought may be eligible for assistance from the USDA.
Report: Reduced pollution contributes to Chesapeake Bay’s smallest dead zone
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The Chesapeake Bay’s 2023 dead zone was the smallest recorded since monitoring began in 1985 thanks to below-average rainfall.
Danville-based national nonprofit God’s Pit Crew receives Spirit of Virginia Award
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God’s Pit Crew, a nonprofit crisis response organization which helps victims of natural disasters, has received a Spirit of Virginia Award.
Waynesboro Public Library’s Community Food Drive to benefit onsite Little Free Food Pantry
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Waynesboro Public Library is hosting a Community Food Drive through December 30, 2023 for its Little Free Food Pantry.
Sarena Neyman: Which side are you on? The false binary of the Israel-Hamas war
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As a child of two Holocaust survivors and a product of Jewish day schools and Zionist summer camps, I was brought up to love Israel unconditionally.
We need rain: Virginia DEQ expands, extends drought watches, warnings
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has expanded its drought watch advisory to now include 55 counties, with seven counties, including Augusta and Rockingham, under a drought warning advisory.
DEQ seeks input through community pollution reduction planning meetings
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will host community meetings throughout the Commonwealth as part of a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.
Harrisonburg: Berry family among those recognized by governor for volunteerism
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The Berry family of Harrisonburg was a recipient of the 2023 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service annual awards.
Elliott offers same tired excuse for another blowout loss: ‘I have to do a better job’
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At some point, Virginia football coach Tony Elliott saying a lopsided loss in a big game is on him because he didn’t have his team ready to play ceases being a noble act and moves into the territory of being an admission of guilt.
