IN THE NEWS:

With the federal passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Mountain Valley Pipeline may be back on the table--potentially bringing fracked natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia. Thomas and Michael discuss the environmental impact, as well as the merits of arguments related to energy storage and the state's soon-to-be-built wind farm.

Also in the news: As Kansas overwhelmingly voted down an anti-abortion constitutional amendment--but friend of the show Chaz Nuttycombe says not to expect a blue wave. In fact, it's more likely to be a "Blue Mirage" in the polling, snapping back to reality in the fall.

Around the watercooler: Graham Moomaw's recent story in the Virginia Mercury, "Federal judge throws out second redistricting suit seeking new Va. House elections" (https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/08/01/federal-judge-throws-out-second-redistricting-suit-seeking-new-va-house-elections/) and Virginia State Delegate Dave LaRock is accused of destroying neighbors’ property
(https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/08/03/va-lawmaker-accused-of-destroying-neighbors-property/)


GUEST: Holly Seibold, founder of BRAWS (Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelters) discusses her work helping women's shelters and the six-year process of convincing the General Assembly to eliminate the state sales tax from pads, tampons, and other hygiene products.

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