VPM News Focal Point
Will a new landfill impact this historic Black school?
Clip: Season 1 Episode 11 | 8m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Will a new landfill affect a historic Black school in Cumberland?
In Cumberland, at the intersection of environmental concern, historic preservation, and industrial development sits Pine Grove School. Some say a new landfill planned to be built nearby will financially benefit the county. Others say it threatens this Rosenwald schoolhouse that served generations of Black students in the past and is poised to become a cultural resource for students in the future.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
VPM News Focal Point is a local public television program presented by VPM
The Estate of Mrs. Ann Lee Saunders Brown & Dominion Energy
VPM News Focal Point
Will a new landfill impact this historic Black school?
Clip: Season 1 Episode 11 | 8m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
In Cumberland, at the intersection of environmental concern, historic preservation, and industrial development sits Pine Grove School. Some say a new landfill planned to be built nearby will financially benefit the county. Others say it threatens this Rosenwald schoolhouse that served generations of Black students in the past and is poised to become a cultural resource for students in the future.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch VPM News Focal Point
VPM News Focal Point is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Biden’s federal action dispels ‘taboo’ around marijuana
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S1 Ep11 | 1m 34s | Local advocate says Biden’s federal action dispels ‘taboo’ around marijuana. (1m 34s)
Gray Superpower: retirees become environmental activists
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S1 Ep11 | 4m 13s | Virginian elder activists fight construction of the natural gas Mountain Valley Pipeline. (4m 13s)
Indigenous tribes are urging environmental stewardship
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S1 Ep11 | 3m 52s | Native people are reacquiring ancestral land and taking the lead in conservation education (3m 52s)
In Focus | Ryan McAllister & Daniel Kestner
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S1 Ep11 | 15m 23s | What does the future look like for energy production and job opportunities in SW Virginia (15m 23s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
- News and Public Affairs
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.
Support for PBS provided by:
VPM News Focal Point is a local public television program presented by VPM
The Estate of Mrs. Ann Lee Saunders Brown & Dominion Energy