Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Virginia
Earthworks: Statement on EPA Decision to Give Class VI Primacy to West Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Earthworks issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025:
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On Friday, January 17th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule giving permission to the state of West Virginia to permit wells for carbon dioxide sequestration, known as Class VI injection wells. Carbon capture projects do nothing to address upstream emissions from oil and gas extraction, rely on capture technology unproven at a commercial scale, and will require a massive b
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Housing Trade Groups Applaud Reintroduction of Bipartisan Congressional Real Estate Caucus
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 25 -- The National Apartment Association issued the following news release:
The National Association of Realtors(R) (NAR), National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), National Apartment Association (NAA), Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center (RETTC), US Mortgage Insurers (USMI), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, American Land Title Association (ALTA), National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHRE
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Statement From Leading Physician Groups on Announcement to Withdraw U.S. From the World Health Organization
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 25 -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2025:
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The statement below is issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians, American Osteopathic Association and American Psychiatric Association:
"The recent announcement to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) will limit ou
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