New Report: Socially Vulnerable Communities Face Increasing Risks from Toxic Floodwaters in Virginia

Center for Progressive Reform 2019-03-06

Summary:

2018 was one of the wettest years on record in Virginia, causing catastrophic floods and landslides, as well as unexpectedly high levels of pollution in the Commonwealth's waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. While the last waterlogged year is only a recent memory for Virginians, seemingly unremarkable snow and rainfall at the end of February caused the James River to crest last week at its highest level in Richmond in almost ten years. Climate change has clearly transformed our experience with weather and our relationship with water. In a new report published today, the Center for Progressive Reform explores how this drives environmental injustice in Virginia through toxic flooding and the increasing risk of chemical exposures.

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http://www.progressivereform.org/CPRBlog.cfm?idBlog=B3B94E12-EDA0-4093-09D18827EED8173C

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Authors:

David Flores

Date tagged:

03/06/2019, 15:55

Date published:

03/06/2019, 08:30