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Lights Out is for the birds
- Turning off lights at night in San Francisco’s multi-storied office buildings won’t just save energy, it will also help save The City’s feathered friends, according to one bird advocacy group.
Virginia classifies more miles of waterways as polluted
- Virginia added about 1,100 miles to its list of polluted rivers and streams in the past two years, bringing the total to 10,604 miles, according to a report Monday from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
In reversal, city to remove toxic dirt
- In an about-face, Baltimore City agreed Wednesday to remove a mound of toxic dirt from Wyman Park.
- In an about-face, Baltimore City agreed Wednesday to remove a mound of toxic dirt from Wyman Park.
Steep fees for felled trees — if Belmont has its way
- The city has filed a lawsuit against three property owners and a tree maintenance company for allegedly chopping down 33 trees without a permit, as one official called it the largest wholesale, unauthorized removal of trees in recent city memory.
- The city has filed a lawsuit against three property owners and a tree maintenance company for allegedly chopping down 33 trees without a permit, as one official called it the largest wholesale, unauthorized removal of trees in recent city memory.
Howard officials probing ‘problem areas’ at Upper Little Patuxent watershed
- From investigating eroding river banks to trash dumps, Howard officials are taking a close look at the 17 square miles of the Upper Little Patuxent River watershed to find ways to improve water quality.
Toxin-laden dirt poses no threat, according to Baltimore officials
- As residents called for the
City refuses to remove toxic dirt despite dangers, documents show
- Baltimore City dumped a huge mound of toxin-laden dirt in a city park and refused to remove it, brushing aside tests confirming the dangers, according to internal documents obtained by The Examiner.
- Baltimore City dumped a huge mound of toxin-laden dirt in a city park and refused to remove it, brushing aside tests confirming the dangers, according to internal documents obtained by The Examiner.
A new growth strategy
- Stooped over a bed of young corn, three women notice every insect that comes to harm or help their recently opened gardening center near the foothills of Montara Mountain.
- Stooped over a bed of young corn, three women notice every insect that comes to harm or help their recently opened gardening center near the foothills of Montara Mountain.
Greenhouse-gas fee has business groups fuming
- The Bay Area will become one of the first regions in the nation to charge businesses for emitting greenhouse gases.
Suspicious gasoline containers found on South City produce market grounds
- Four mysterious barrels, two containing contaminated gasoline, were discovered by county officials at the Golden Gate Produce Terminal near Produce Avenue, where many Bay Area grocers buy their vegetables.
Greenbelt can continue preservation
- About 11,800 acres of coastal open space will continue to be preserved after the state Supreme Court refused to hear a petition from a group that challenged the validity of the program.
Dark skies for solar-training plan
- The CEO of California’s busiest solar energy installation company said he is ready to abandon plans to open a worker-training academy in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, due to a delay in a city proposal to offer solar rebates to residents and private companies.
- The CEO of California’s busiest solar energy installation company said he is ready to abandon plans to open a worker-training academy in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, due to a delay in a city proposal to offer solar rebates to residents and private companies.
Green goal for city fleet is fizzling
- Despite numerous efforts to green San Francisco’s vehicle fleet — which this year is expected to guzzle more than $20 million in fuel — less than 30 percent used by city departments are running on alternative fuels, according to City Administrator’s Office data.