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Podcast: VPM Daily Newscast
Episode: 7/7/25 - The “Big, Beautiful Bill” may impact local heat mitigation plans
Description: Richmond recently released a plan to tackle the urban heat island effect, but the federal spending bill signed on Friday impacts its potential funding.
In other news: Virginia’s ban on conversion therapy for minors was altered by a court’s decree to permit talk therapy; a Charlottesville zoning lawsuit was thrown out — and more Central Virginia news.