Jason Walsh

1 month ago | 13newsnow.com | Jason Walsh

TURIN, Italy — A Virginia Beach police officer helped to bring the Olympic torch to the Special Olympics in Turin, Italy, and carried a piece of the force along the way. Lt. Adam Bernstein is the Recruiting and Academy Director for the Training Bureau with the Virginia Beach Police Department, serving for over 25 years. He started working with the Special Olympics organization about 20 years ago, and said he participates in 15-20 events per year with Special Olympics Virginia.

1 month ago | dataforprogress.org | Jason Walsh |Catherine Fraser |Anika Dandekar |Grace Adcox

By Jason Walsh, Catherine Fraser, Anika Dandekar, and Grace AdcoxThe combined historic investments in clean energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure made under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act are creating a manufacturing renaissance in the United States. Aided by this influx of loans, grants, and tax incentives from the federal government, companies have announced investments of over $1 trillion in U.S. manufacturing since 2021.

Nov 12, 2024 | climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard |Jason Walsh

President-elect Donald Trump is set to roll back the Biden administration’s climate policies with the appointment of Former New York GOP Representative Lee Zeldin as his administration’s new ‘Energy Czar’ [and EPA administrator]. [emphasis, links added]Zeldin has a colorful military background and is known for his conservative stance against the destructive green agenda pushed by the left.

Oct 2, 2024 | 13newsnow.com | Jason Walsh

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Leon Hoots' family bought the property on Lake Lure near Chimney Rock in 1962. He and his family vacationed there his whole life. In 2000, his mother left the property to him and his wife, Laura, because it was too much for her to handle. A year later, he tore down the old house and built a new one.

May 14, 2024 | climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard |Jason Walsh

Pope Francis asserted during his introduction to a 3-day climate summit that climate change has brought the world to the “breaking point.” [emphasis, links added]The pontiff wrote that he has “heartfelt concerns” for “our suffering planet,” adding that “the world in which we live is collapsing” because humanity fails to address the crisis.