Washington Hemp Harvest Ties Mount Vernon to Founding Father
At Mount Vernon in Virginia, interpreters harvested a May hemp crop to illustrate George Washington the farmer. Hemp, different from marijuana, provided fibers for rope and cloth, with Washington referencing hemp in diaries over 90 times and considering it a cash crop before wheat. Weather delayed seedling emergence. cultivation now allowed under 2015 2016 Virginia laws, with calls for broader federal hemp policy.
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Virginia Industrial Hemp Coalition
Texas coastal spine would shield refineries from storms
Big Oil seeks federal backing for a nearly 60 mile barrier system along the Texas Gulf Coast from the Louisiana line to south of Houston. The plan aims to protect refineries and petrochemical clusters, with Texas requesting at least 12 billion dollars in public funding.
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Tony Williams
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Oil and Chemical Companies
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Upper Texas
Republicans and some Democrats reject impeachment talk
Washington amid Cohen guilty plea and Manafort conviction lawmakers hover over impeachment. Republicans urge restraint while some Democrats fear energizing GOP voters, as Pelosi and Schumer weigh strategy and Mueller testimony.
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