As heat waves roll through Virginia, a new law to protect residents from unsafe utility shut-offs during periods of extreme weather goes into effect on July 1.
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New law protects Virginians against utility shut-offs during extreme heat
TAGS: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Clean Virginia Climate Action Alliance of the Valley Del. Irene Shin disconnection protections New Virginia Majority Sen. Lashrecse Aird Virginia Interfaith Power and Light Virginia Organizing Virginia Poverty Law Center
Community, culture and creation: Working to bring new investments into the coalfields
Beginning in January 2023, four local environmental and social justice organizations held a series of community listening sessions, one in each coalfield county in Southwest Virginia.
TAGS: clean energy economic development Environmental Justice Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards southwest virginia The Clinch Coalition UNITY sessions Virginia Organizing
Public forum for community development to be held in Scott County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2023 CONTACT Emma Kelly, New Economy Field Coordinator, emma@appvoices.org, (276) 289-1003 Scott County — A group of non-profit organizations —, including Appalachian Voices, Virginia Organizing, The Clinch Coalition and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards — is…
TAGS: New Economy Network Scott County Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards The Clinch Coalition UNITY Virginia Organizing
