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The history of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, from the time it was first proposed to its projected completion, will soon span the terms of three U.S. presidents.
So what impact will the incoming administration of Joe Biden â whose views on climate change and clean energy are the polar opposite of President Donald Trumpâs â have on the deeply divisive natural gas pipeline?
Itâs unlikely that a single action under Bidenâs watch would kill the buried pipeline, much of it already in the ground despite legal action from environmental groups that has delayed construction and inflated its cost to about $6 billion.
The square images on her Instagram page were rallying cries against a system Aurora Higgs has seen fail her community too many times.
Higgsâ posts on Instagram, where she has nearly 4,000 followers, have asked for direct donations to a Black transgender femme on the verge of homelessness, money so a friendâs mom who was diagnosed with cancer could pay the medical bills, and support through GoFundMe drives to help a trans woman avoid harassment on public transportation by providing money for a down payment on a car.
For nine months, this has been the unrelenting job the 30-year-old Black trans activist in Richmond and prison abolitionist has poured herself into: helping her neighbors survive the coronavirus pandemic.
BERRYVILLEÂ â The new director of the Clarke County Department of Social Services (DSS) is a Frederick County resident with more than two decades of experience in the human services field.
Jennifer Parker, currently director of social services in Rappahannock County, was hired by the Clarke County Social Services Board this week. She was one of four finalists for the job after the Virginia Department of Social Services initially screened 30 applicants.
Parker has worked for the Rappahannock County DSS since 2011, working her way up its ranks from family services specialist to comprehensive services coordinator and then agency director in October 2017. She previously worked for the Culpeper County Department of Human Services, where she was named Employee of the Year in 2002.