Tagged Stories: "climate change"
East Coast to experience more ‘nuisance floods’ as sea levels rise
August 4, 2014In coastal cities, even high tides are closing roads and overwhelming storm drains.
Read storyEPA’s Clean Power Plan would cut carbon emissions, combat climate change
June 3, 2014Reducing power plant pollution would benefit public health and the environment.
Read storyWetland restoration could offset impacts of climate change
February 18, 2014Research from Puget Sound confirms coastal wetlands can sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Read storyGroundwater withdrawal causing land to sink in lower Chesapeake region
December 11, 2013Continued land subsidence could worsen the effects of sea-level rise.
Read storyMore than $100M available to protect communities from climate change
December 2, 2013Grant funding will build coastal resiliency in states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Read storyExecutive order calls on nation to prepare for climate change
November 21, 2013President Obama encourages the U.S. to cut carbon pollution and invest in climate resilience.
Read storyLetter from Leadership: A changing Chesapeake Bay
July 31, 2013Climate change. Global warming. It doesn’t matter what you call it—the environment is changing.
Read storyAn uncertain future for Tangier watermen
December 20, 2012Sea-level rise, sinking land and strong storms threaten this disappearing island in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyCapturing sea ducks on the Chesapeake Bay
March 22, 2012Take a midnight trip on the icy Bay to learn how scientists brave sleep deprivation and frigid weather to monitor sea ducks.
Read storyWatershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
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