"In Virginia, PFA contamination has been found in groundwater and private drinking water wells in and around Oceana Naval Base in Virginia Beach, the Town of Chincoteague’s drinking water supply the DuPont Spruance Plant in Richmond and elsewhere." ...
https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/new-study-estimates-485-virginians-died-prematurely-in-2016-as-a-result-of-transportation-emissions/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=d316e326-24a7-489c-a013-e32babaa7fdb
A big thank you to Ms. Norrell for presenting this information at the May Membership Meeting of the Hanover Branch NAACP.
RTD 5/25/21 - Floyd one year later: Patricia Hunter-Jordan on Hanover school renamings, seeking equity for students of color...
RTD 5/19/21 - Hanover NAACP President, Pat Hunter-Jordan speaks about what made George Floyd's death different. https://richmond.com/hanover-naacp-president-on-what-made-george-floyd-s-death-different/video_78fe1788-17e9-5ecc-ae8c-5ceea1d19122.html
https://richmond.com/news/local/were-just-tired-of-having-our-communities-destroyed-hanover-naacp-and-protect-hanover-file-lawsuit/article_8dc46b4f-6a6d-5cbe-842b-3edbe4b6e40d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 'We're just tired of...
HANOVER (April 13, 2021) – Hanover County NAACP will host a press conference at 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2021 to announce a legal appeal of the recently issued permit to build a Wegmans Distribution Center, the size of the Pentagon, in the Brown Grove Community....
We have watched with horror the Windsor Virginia police officer using pepper spray during a traffic stop on Caron Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. The Virginia NAACP is rightfully outraged by the actions of these police officers. Join us in urging Gov....
https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/police-reforms-go-into-effect-in-virginia/