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Major Investment to Protect Hampton Roads from Sea Level Rise
Dear
Friend,
As
wintry weather moves in, please be sure to stay up-to-date on the Commonwealth’s
response efforts and resources by visiting: http://www.vaemergency.gov/. Stay
warm and be safe!
I
wanted to let you know that Virginia will be receiving more than $120 million in
federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to bolster
coastal resilience to recurrent flooding and sea level rise. This is great news
for the Hampton Roads community and is a testament to the hard work of the
region's municipalities, academic institutions like Old Dominion University and
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Naval Station Norfolk and leaders across
the Commonwealth.
I’m
proud of the bipartisan work we’ve done to address the impacts of sea level
rise, and I’ll continue serving as a loud voice in the Senate on the importance
of combatting climate change before its effects on our communities and military
installations become even more extreme. For more information on the
announcement, click here.
Sincerely,
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[signature graphic: Tim Kaine]
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