As Virginia legislators take an unexpected break, right at the start of the 2025 session, the Richmond water crisis that is delaying their work has given new urgency to an issue — drinking water and water policy — that has been simmering for years.
Speaker Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, presides over the House of Delegates on Wednesday on the abbreviated first day of the legislative session. Scott said he does not think the answer to water issues is something that could limit local governments’ decision-making powers, like the measures legislators have introduced about siting solar facilities or zoning for affordable housing.
Speaker Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, presides over the House of Delegates on Wednesday on the abbreviated first day of the legislative session. Scott said he does not think the answer to water issues is something that could limit local governments’ decision-making powers, like the measures legislators have introduced about siting solar facilities or zoning for affordable housing.
Hi from Richmond, Va. Having no access to
running water here puts the crisis in areas like Flint, MI in
context for me. We take so much for granted. Investing in and
protecting essential infrastructure like clean water should be
front and center policy initiatives.
Speaker Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, presides over the House of Delegates on Wednesday on the abbreviated first day of the legislative session. Scott said he does not think the answer to water issues is something that could limit local governments’ decision-making powers, like the measures legislators have introduced about siting solar facilities or zoning for affordable housing.
Speaker Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, presides over the House of Delegates on Wednesday on the abbreviated first day of the legislative session. Scott said he does not think the answer to water issues is something that could limit local governments’ decision-making powers, like the measures legislators have introduced about siting solar facilities or zoning for affordable housing.
