Millions of dollars in RGGI money has been appropriated for flood mitigation projects in Southwest Virginia. Many of those projects are still in early stages. Here’s how it works

Millions of dollars in RGGI money has been appropriated for flood mitigation projects in Southwest Virginia. Many of those projects are still in early stages. Here’s how it works

The 2024 flood that ripped through Damascus and caused widespread damage that ground the outdoor tourism hub to a halt that September mirrored one that devastated the town nearly half a century earlier.  In 1977, a high-water event led to flooding and destruction along Beaverdam Creek on the west side of town. After the cleanup, homes were relocated, property owners were bought out and the space around the waterway was converted to a park in an …