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Virginia tries to save salamander with lineage dating back to ice age
Their habitats destroyed, the endangered Eastern tiger salamander is found only on private land east of Interstate 95. Experts are working to bring them back.
Norfolk postpones storm protection plan vote after pushback from residents
The plan would provide walls and berms in the wealthy part of the city, while low-income neighbors would get grasses and elevated homes.
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Chesapeake Bay cleanup stalls as blue crabs drop and pollutants remain
A new report on the Chesapeake Bay gave the watershed a score of 32 out of 100, finding little overall progress in reclaiming its waters.
Why Wynn Bruce, climate activist, set himself on fire at Supreme Court
Wynn Bruce, whose life was shaped by a devastating car accident and Buddhism, set himself on fire on Earth Day in what his father and others believe was a protest against climate change.
When waters keep rising and rising in Maryland
Hundreds of properties in the state repeatedly have suffered damaging floods. Few are prepared for the next deluge.
Fees from Pepco put rooftop solar panels out of reach, D.C. residents say
Some Pepco customers in D.C say significant electrical upgrade costs from Pepco are thwarting their plans to go solar — even as the District tries to combat climate change through promoting solar energy.
New rule requires consultation with Virginia tribes about development
Gov. Northam signed an executive order that requires state agencies to consult with Virginia tribes before making decisions that affect them, and create a tribal ombudsman responsible for keeping a list of the projects tribes would deny if given the authority.
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