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Virginia set to become the first state in the southeast to adopt clean car standards

Virginia set to become the first state in the southeast to adopt clean car standards Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 11:12 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Politics2 » Virginia set to become the first state in the southeast to adopt clean car standards (© monticellllo – stock.adobe.com) Transportation accounts for 48 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Virginia, and associated air pollution from cars and trucks is also an immediate health risk. A 2020 report from Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action found that fine particulate matter pollution from Virginia’s cars and light trucks contributes to 92 deaths, 71 non-fatal heart attacks and 2,600 child asthma attacks every year.

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Fort Monroe named Site of Memory associated with UNESCO Slave Route Project

Fort Monroe named Site of Memory associated with UNESCO Slave Route Project Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 11:24 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Politics2 » Fort Monroe named Site of Memory associated with UNESCO Slave Route Project Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that UNESCO has designated Fort Monroe as a Site of Memory Associated with the UNESCO Slave Route project. Photo courtesy Office of Gov. Ralph Northam. The first enslaved African people arrived in the English colonies in the Americas in 1619 on a ship called the White Lion, landing at Point Comfort, the present site of Fort Monroe National Monument in Hampton.

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Virginia, North Carolina leaders introduce legislation to protect the Great Dismal Swamp

Virginia, North Carolina leaders introduce legislation to protect the Great Dismal Swamp Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 11:01 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Politics2 » Virginia, North Carolina leaders introduce legislation to protect the Great Dismal Swamp (© James – stock.adobe.com) The Great Dismal Swamp is home to the ancestral lands of the Nansemond Indian Nation and the historic lands of the Haliwa-Saponi and Meherrin Tribes. The area is also home to the largest known collection of archaeological artifacts from maroon colonies, and is one of the only known water-based stops on the Underground Railroad to freedom.

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Gloucester County School Board taking Gavin Grimm case back to U S Supreme Court

Gloucester County School Board taking Gavin Grimm case back to U.S. Supreme Court Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 10:35 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Trending » Trending1 » Gloucester County School Board taking Gavin Grimm case back to U.S. Supreme Court (© renaschild – stock.adobe.com) The Gloucester County School Board has filed a request to the Supreme Court to again take up Gavin Grimm’s case. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit have both ruled that the school board violated Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause by prohibiting Grimm from using the same restrooms as other boys and forcing him to use separate restrooms simply because he is transgender.

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Washington and Lee University presents Queer Theology panel discussion : Augusta Free Press

Washington and Lee University presents ‘Queer Theology’ panel discussion Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 10:49 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© teksomolika – stock.adobe.com) Washington and Lee University’s Office of Inclusion and Engagement and the campus LGBTQ Resource Center present a virtual panel discussion with W&L students and local religious leaders on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The title of the discussion is “Queer Theology: LGBTQ Identity and Religion.” The conversation will center on the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity and religious affiliations and practices.

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