The goal of the legislation was to ensure the state has sufficient data to determine annual groundwater usage and, therefore, monitor how long the groundwater supply is expected to last. Similar legislation was passed in 2024, but vetoed by the governor. Regarding data centers water usage specifically, a series of bills were introduced in Virginia allowing local permitting authorities to require data centers to submit a water usage assessment before beginning construction, or to seek alternative cooling methods altogether to minimize water use. One of the bills died in committee, while the legislature passed two, both of which were then vetoed by the Governor. More legislation like this may be seen in more Southern states as data centers continue to be built across the region
Further follow-up in the form of pre-visit questionnaires, email prompts requesting patients to update their health habits through the EHR web portal, or assessment of smoking status from the patients entire record instead of a single note could be utilized to fully establish the patients smoking status
The experts also called for a national effort to learn more about marijuana and its chemical cousins, including similarly acting compounds called cannabinoids
Common traits include curiosity, healthy scepticism, tenacity and mutual respect
Youth should delay alcohol use as long as possible
At other tax-free stores like electronics shops, discount stores, or drugstores, you typically pay the tax-free amount directly at the time of purchase
