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Protesters gather during agriculture secretary’s visit to Leesburg school; animal waste polluting Shenandoah River with E. coli

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Tuesday, May 2.

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Protesters gathered outside Catoctin Elementary in Leesburg during Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s visit to the school to announce rollbacks on health requirements for school lunches.
(ABC 7 News)

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According to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project, waste from turkeys, chickens and cows is polluting the Shenandoah River with E. coli.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)

A decision on the location of the new FBI headquarters might be delayed until next year due to a lack of funding in the budget agreement Congress will consider this week. Springfield is one of three sites being considered for the headquarters.
(The Washington Post)

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Decor and housewares retailer At Home will open a store in Chantilly.
(Washington Business Journal)

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Community members are weighing in on the name for a new Arlington elementary school. Name options have been narrowed to Alice West Fleet Elementary School, Grace Hopper Elementary School, Journey Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School and Patrick Henry Elementary School.
(ARLnow)

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