Supporting the Environment //
Despite blistering temperatures nearing 100, more than 600 people gathered at Brown’s Island last Saturday for a rally and march to Capitol Square and the Governor’s Mansion to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, coal ash ponds, fracking, off-shore oil rigs and other threats to public and environmental health.
A bevy of speakers addressed the crowd about climate chaos, the destruction of rural communities and health
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threats because of laws and corporate decisions that put profit above people.
People from across Virginia and the nation held signs and banners and chanted as they marched toward the Executive Mansion to urge Gov. Terry McAuliffe to support laws to protect people and the environment.
Tents were set up on Brown’s Island, where organizers distributed water and sunscreen to participants.
