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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

VA: Waste Reduction

As part of the Virginia Clean Economy Act, Dominion Energy must generate all electricity from carbon free sources by 2045. (Adobe Stock)
Sierra Club VA Chapter: Lots More Work to Do in 2023

The Sierra Club's Virginia Chapter said it has spent the past year working toward climate solutions to benefit everyone in the state, and the work is …

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, manure-based anaerobic digestion generated the equivalent of 1.76 million megawatt hours of electricity in 2021. During the same year, it also helped avoid 6.09 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in greenhouse gases. (Adobe Stock)
New Product Turns Food Waste Into Renewable Energy

By Larin Brink for Royal Examiner.Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for Virginia News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…

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A new poll finds fewer than four in 10 Caucasian adults are aware that both Latino and Black communities face more pollution than does the general population. (Adobe stock)
Poll: Many Caucasians Unaware of Unequal Burden of Pollution

RICHMOND, Va. -- While high pollution often is found in Black and Brown communities, a new poll shows many white Americans aren't aware of this gap…

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Tons of crushed concrete will be deposited in the Lynnhaven River near Virginia Beach to restore oyster reefs. (Wikimedia Commons)
VA Restoration Project Creates Oyster Reefs from Tons of Concrete

Correction: 08/03/2020 12:38 p.m. CST - Army Corps of Engineers received $10 million in federal funding, not Lynnhaven River NOW. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va…

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A new report found air pollution decreased in response to policy informed by monitoring and research. (Pixabay)
Report: Environmental Policies Improved Air and Water Quality Over Time

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A new report shows the environmental pollution problems caused by humans can actually be reversed by humans. The report …

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With the price of natural gas low, and the cost for renewables such as wind falling dramatically, some power companies seem willing to accept EPA limits of CO2. (Wikipedia/Chris Lim)
U.S., Va. Utilities Accepting Climate Change Plan

RICHMOND, Va. - The utility industry now seems willing, maybe grudgingly, to accept CO2 (carbon dioxide) limits designed to slow climate change…

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The grid-scale electrical storage industry is growing quickly around the country. (Advanced Energy Economy)
Technology Brings a More Flexible, Efficient Electrical Grid

RICHMOND, Va. - Big battery systems and smart appliances are starting to bring rapid change to the electricity grid for Virginia and the rest of the …

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Coastal flooding is one of the issues moving a coalition of 50 separate Virginia groups to press for climate action. (NOAA)
Broad VA Coalition Pushing Climate Action

RICHMOND, Va. - A broad coalition is pushing Gov. Terry McAuliffe to speed the state's transition away from fossil fuels and interestingly, it's not …

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Observers say Virginia is facing an energy crossroads. (Evan Hansen)
Virginia to Decide on Energy Issues

RICHMOND, Va. - Important energy questions are facing Virginia lawmakers. Activists say the governor and General Assembly need to do more to …

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A petcoke ship docked on Chicago's southeast side. (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Oil Refining Waste Heads to Virginia, Kentucky

RICHMOND, Va. - Tons of oil-refining waste known as petcoke is on the move to Virginia from Indiana. The Natural Resources Defense Council worked …

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Supporters say new limits on the mercury and other toxins coal and oil power plants can emit will save thousands of lives. (Earthjustice)
Air Pollution Regs Will Limit Mercury, Toxics

RICHMOND, Va. - After a 20-year court fight, the EPA is set to put power plant pollution rules in place that supporters say will save thousands of …

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Sierra Club Executive Director Mike Brune says the Paris climate deal is a historic turning point. (Sierra Club)
Climate Deal Hailed as "Historic"

RICHMOND, Va. - The executive director of the Sierra Club is calling the Paris climate agreement a "dramatic turning point." Mike Brune says the …

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