Climate change has led to rising sea levels, record heat, heavier rains, and more severe weather over the past few years in our region, all conditions that diminish the longevity of our beloved cherry blossoms. See the full story on MSN. More DMV News Va. Lawmakers... Read More
President Joe Biden mentioned Montgomery County’s bus electrification program in his remarks Tuesday at the National Association of Counties Conference. See the full story at My MCM. More DMV News Building More Virginia Data Centers Requires Increased Pollution Controls Virginia Mercury DEQ is now proposing... Read More
Montgomery County’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 30% between 2005 and 2020, according to recent findings from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Activists, officials say more work needed to reach 100% reduction goal by 2035. See the full story in the MoCo360. More DMV... Read More
Even if the numbers don’t quite show it, regional planner Jeff King knows the shift to electric vehicles is taking off, and quite rapidly. See the full story in the Washington Post. More DMV News Electric Vehicles Take Center Stage At COG Event COG News... Read More
Two pieces of Metro’s electric bus future fell into place Wednesday: the official word that Northern Bus Garage will be an electric bus-only facility when it reopens in 2027; and Metro’s first large order of electric buses will start to arrive late this winter and... Read More
The District has long been a leader in terms of green buildings — buildings that are highly efficient and require little energy to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. In 2022, D.C. certified more green building square footage than any state... Read More
An environmental policy professor explains how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is helping Virginia lower its emissions amid a data center building spree that’s expected to drive a 38% increase in electricity use by 2035. See the full story from Energy News Network. More DMV... Read More
Sensors on a vehicle they jokingly call “NOAA’s ARC” detect carbon dioxide, methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and black carbon. See the full story from Inside Climate News. More DMV News Virginia Awards $52 Million for Additional Flood Resilience Projects Virginia Mercury The Virginia Department... Read More
Rapid changes to the environment will endanger state and local infrastructure in the coming decades, according to a new report from the Virginia Department of Transportation. The department released its first resilience plan that outlines how these changes — primarily increased flooding — could impact... Read More
Virginia’s air quality board on Wednesday voted to leave an interstate emissions-reduction partnership, bringing the state closer to fulfilling Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vow to withdraw from the program earlier this year even as critics say the process needs legislative approval. See the full story in... Read More