Coal Emissions, Public Housing, and High School Reshuffling

In this episode of The Virginia Press Room, Michael Pope is joined by: James Libresco of Theogony, covering the difficulties around Alexandria's City High School's four-campus system--and the school district's new policy mandating Theogony's articles be approved by administration. Charles Paullin of Inside Climate News, covering President Trump's exemptions for coal emissions, including Dominion Energy. Whittney Evans of VPM, covering the failed attempt to privatize Gilpin Court, Richmond's largest public housing complex. Plus struggles to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, a staffing shortage at Virginia's only youth prison, and a rushed vote to transform Alexandria's K-8 system. -- The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by VPM and the Virginia Public Access Project, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.