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Monday, September 16, 2024
VA sees more school districts shift to clean buses
Virginia kids are heading back to school in a more environmentally friendly way. School districts and counties statewide are making the switch to …
Monday, September 16, 2024
En VA más distritos escolares adoptan autobuses limpios
Los niños de Virginia regresan a la escuela de una manera más amigable con el medio ambiente. Los distritos escolares y los condados de …
Federal dollars provide boost to VA’s 'Data Center Alley'
The Biden administration is enhancing the nation's power grid by funding several storage, resilience and transmission projects. The money will …
Climate change is making harmful algae bloom events more frequent, experts say
By Aman Azhar for Inside Climate News.Broadcast version by Will Walkey for Virginia News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pub…
Report: VA, U.S. need more water infrastructure investments
Recent reports are calling on Virginia and the U.S. to invest in water infrastructure. The U.S. Water Alliance's Bridging the Gap report reviews two …
Youngkin vetoes bill to establish ‘green bank’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bill establishing a green bank in Virginia. Senate Bill 729 was set to create the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation …
VA officials support new EPA clean truck standards
Virginia officials support the Environmental Protection Agency's new emissions rule. The federal clean truck standards will reduce emissions by up to …
Funcionarios de VA apoyan nuevos estándares de camiones limpios de la EPA
Los funcionarios de Virginia apoyan la nueva regla de emisiones de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental. Los estándares federales para …
VA school districts, parents working to get electric school buses
By Elizabeth McGowan for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for Virginia News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism …
VA adopts rule to sell only 'clean' cars starting in 2035
Virginia has adopted a new rule advancing clean car use. The Advanced Clean Cars II Rule requires carmakers to only sell zero-emission vehicles by 20…
VA emprende programa piloto para reducir colisiones con la vida silvestre
Un programa piloto de Virginia pretende reducir las colisiones de animales salvajes con automóviles. El programa surge de un programa piloto …
VA undertakes pilot program to reduce wildlife collisions
A Virginia pilot program aims to reduce wildlife collisions with cars. The program stems from a $350 million federal Wildlife Crossings Pilot …