Environment
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Arlington National Cemetery expansion prompts environmental concerns
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Expansion plans at the Arlington National Cemetery are prompting environmental concerns.
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Arlington National Cemetery expansion plans threaten old trees
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Representatives from Arlington National Cemetery are revealing their plans for additional burial spaces. But environmentalists say the expansion plan calls for using land that would threaten hundreds of trees, many more than a century old.
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Mild winter weather puts plants in bloom early
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With temperatures recently in the 40s and 50s, plants are feeling the heat, and it's starting to show.
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Maryland lawmakers to tackle environmental issues
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Natural gas drilling in western Maryland, offshore wind power, and new growth and septic system requirements are among the environmental issues facing state lawmakers again as the Maryland General Assembly gathers Wednesday.
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Christophe Tulou fired as director of D.C.'s Department of Environment
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The director of the District of Columbia's Department of Environment has been fired. City Administrator Allen Lew announced the firing of Christophe Tulou on Friday, effective immediately.
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EPA pushes strict air quality standards
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The Obama administration is proposing new air quality standards to lower the amount of soot that can be released into the air.
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PEPCO: Trees in Montgomery County are block better service
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Some Montgomery County residents are fighting to save trees PEPCO says are in the way of providing better service.
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Potomac River diesel fuel spill cleanup underway
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Officials from the U.S. Coast Guard say a floating platform at a fish market in southwest Washington broke apart, leaking diesel fuel into the Potomac River.
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World's air reaches 'troubling' global warming milestone
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The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant.
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Department of the Environment employees sentenced for taking bribes
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Two former District Department of the Environment employees have been sentenced to a year in prison for taking a bribe and agreeing to overlook environmental violations a construction site in Southwest D.C.
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Wind farm power lines clears regulatory hurdle
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A plan to build wind farms off the East Coast is one step closer to becoming a reality, although construction is still years away.
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Students gather to release shad into Anacostia River
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A group of local students is taking action to help restore the population of an endangered species of fish that was once very common in the waterways around the D.C. Area.
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Goats graze on invasive species of plants
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Officials in Prince George's County are hopeful one man's unique approach to ridding an area of invasive plants will help clear a troublesome plot in the county.
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D.C. mayor Gray to release 20-year sustainability plan
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District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray plans to release a draft of a 20-year plan to make the nation's capital "the greenest, healthiest and most livable city in the nation."
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Earth Hour celebrations hit D.C. region
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Washington's National Cathedral is among the landmarks across the globe that plan to turn out their lights for Earth Hour.
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UMD study shows climate change could cause severe D.C. flooding
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A UMD study is showing that climate change could cause sea levels to rise to levels that could devastate D.C. by the end of the century.
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Second Chance Wildlife Center needs second home
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The Second Chance Wildlife Center in Gaithersburg is looking to find a new home and asking the public for help.
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O'Malley gets B+ on environment
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Gov. Martin O'Malley has dropped to a B+ in the latest report card from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.
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