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Virginia House advances legislation recognizing water as human right


Virginia House advances legislation recognizing water as human right
Virginia General Assembly Building (Source: WHSV)
By David Tran | Capital News Service | February 5, 2021 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 9:55 PM
RICHMOND,Va. The city of Petersburg made headlines last year when the city disconnected water service to non-paying residents preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Del. Lashrecse D. Aird, D-Petersburg, criticized the city’s action as “inhumane” and the dispute reached Virginia Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, who in a letter ordered the city to restore service to 150 residences that still didn’t have water last May.
Aird introduced House Joint Resolution 538 to ensure no person in the commonwealth is denied access to water. The measure recognizes the access to clean, affordable water as a human right. ....

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