Issue Position: Healthy, Sustainable, Green Communities
Issue Position
Issues: Environment
Shelly has always been an advocate for land conservation and will fight to improve Newport News' land use accessibility for all residents. As Delegate, she will protect the James River from toxic substances like coal ash disposal, and she will demand monitoring of air quality in southeast Newport News to ensure that residents aren't breathing polluted air. She will protect the Chesapeake Bay by funding land conservation and Best Management Practice agricultural programs.
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