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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.
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan would cut carbon emissions, combat climate change
June 3, 2014Reducing power plant pollution would benefit public health and the environment.
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Wetland restoration could offset impacts of climate change
February 18, 2014Research from Puget Sound confirms coastal wetlands can sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
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Groundwater withdrawal causing land to sink in lower Chesapeake region
December 11, 2013Continued land subsidence could worsen the effects of sea-level rise.
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More than $100M available to protect communities from climate change
December 2, 2013Grant funding will build coastal resiliency in states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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Executive 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.
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Letter from Leadership: A changing Chesapeake Bay
July 31, 2013Climate change. Global warming. It doesn’t matter what you call it—the environment is changing.
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An uncertain future for Tangier watermen
December 20, 2012Sea-level rise, sinking land and strong storms threaten this disappearing island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Capturing 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.
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Watershed 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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