After a federal appeals court this week denied a request from a group of Virginia landowners to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline on their land under eminent domain, communities near the pipeline say the project s scale raises serious concerns about safety and landslide risk. The more than 300-mile natural gas pipeline would run through several Virginia and West Virginia counties. Activist and Roanoke County resident Ben James said he s already witnessed forests destroyed and spoken with residents who say their water has been contaminated. .
Next week, elected officials in Minnesota, along with Latino and environmental organizations, will gather to discuss a recent delegation trip to Puerto Rico. Participants said climate solutions they observed underscore the strength of grassroots work. The weeklong visit in the first half of August was led by Communities Organizing Latino Power and Action. .
The L.A. area is about to get $12-million dollars from Bezos Earth Fund s "Greening America s Cities" initiative. One of the first projects will be the restoration of the Pacoima wash, which will make nature more accessible and help in the fight against climate change. .
People s wallets continue to feel the impact of high food prices, and local environmental groups say sustainable food systems and regenerative farming are solutions that deserve support in the next Farm Bill. Lawmakers are currently at work shaping the legislation to replace the current Farm Bill, enacted in 2018 and set to expire this fall. Hank Grady, a member of the Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter, explained relative to many other states, Kentucky is home to a large number of farmers working on more than 75,000 farms across the state, and said many producers are looking to transition away from the industrial farming model. .
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