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Photo by Kat Grigg, Flikr. The Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience studies ways to deal with sea level rise and worsening flooding caused by climate change. New Head Of ODU’s Resilience Center Talks Climate Adaptation In Hampton Roads
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Old Dominion University has a new director of its Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience.
Jessica Whitehead will lead the school’s research into ways to deal with sea level rise and worsening flooding caused by climate change. She will partner with Hampton Roads cities, using them as a testbed for new resilience policies.
Whitehead s hiring comes as officials around southeast Virginia search for ways to mitigate flooding. The region is expected to experience at least 1.5 feet of sea level rise by 2050.
Over the weekend, the General Assembly approved legislation to allow businesses across the commonwealth to deduct up to $100,000 of forgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans from their state taxes.
While that will certainly come as welcome news for businesses that received PPP money in the state, it could deepen the inequities already faced by Virginia’s Black-owned businesses.
Businesses across the country struggled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset and the resulting lockdowns, forcing the federal government to step in, guaranteeing loans to help companies cover expenses such as payroll. In Virginia, the federal government backed nearly 130,000 loans, doling out over $14 billion dollars in the state.
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Photo by Kristen Zeis, The Virginian-Pilot. Beheaded statues on the Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Va., on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. How A Wave Of Segregationist Tributes, From Streets To Schools, Entrenched The Idea Of White Supremacy
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By Lisa Vernon Sparks and Saleen Martin
Locals see names on streets, roadways and parks ― John B. Magruder and Jefferson Davis come to mind. For some, they are just instructional, for others they are a painful reminder.
Students wear sweatshirts bearing such names ― consider Maury High ― to show school spirit.