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Living Green

Swimming in the Chesapeake: "Safe Again"

7:56 AM, May 18, 2012

Virginia Beach health officials say bacteria n part of the Chesapeake Bay have fallen to safe levels.

Bay Meeting Focusing On Environment, Human Health

6:31 PM, May 15, 2012

The two day conference in Baltimore is addressing the impact of environmental problems on human health

April 2012 5th Warmest Month Globally

5:53 PM, May 15, 2012

Meteorologists say April 2012 is the fifth warmest on record worldwide

Maryland Considering Action Over Menhaden Catch

5:51 PM, May 15, 2012

Maryland's Attorney General wants regulators to cut the amount of fish being taken by a Virginia processor

Potomac River Tops List Of Most Endangered

5:49 PM, May 15, 2012

Urban and agricultural pollution are just two of the threats to the nation's river

It's National Severe Weather Awareness Week

9:45 PM, Apr 27, 2012

Public education and awareness are as important as accurate weather forecasts when discussing severe weather events.

Va. Study Makes Economic Case For Renewable Energy

12:46 PM, Apr 25, 2012

The George Mason University study was prepared for Virginia Conservation Network, a coalition of environmental groups and proponents of renewable energy sources over fossil fuels.

Cell Phone, Device Collection At 15 Metro Stations

6:21 AM, Apr 25, 2012

You can now donate your used cell phone and portable electronic devices at 15 Metro stops on Wednesday morning.

Justice Dept. Makes Arrest In BP Oil Spill

8:20 PM, Apr 24, 2012

The Justice Department has made its first arrest in the BP oil spill case.

2 DC, 4 Md, 2 Va Schools Named Green Ribbon Schools

12:34 PM, Apr 23, 2012

The U.S. Department of Education has named two Washington, D.C. schools, two Virginia and four Maryland schools "Green Ribbon Schools."

CBF Defends EPA Model In Bay Restoration Lawsuit

12:12 PM, Apr 23, 2012

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is defending the model used by the Environmental Protection Agency to create the federal agency's restoration strategy for the bay.

BG&E Builds Osprey Nest To Protect Birds

7:23 AM, Apr 23, 2012

BG&E has built an osprey nesting platform in Havre de Grace in hopes of keeping a pair of birds from resting on a utility pole.

VTRUX Pickup Gets 100 MPG

9:44 AM, Apr 20, 2012

With a pickup like the VTRUX, say goodbye to paying about a $100 to fuel up. The electric plug-in costs just pennies to drive around town.

Some Neighborhoods Dangerously Contaminated By Lead Fallout

9:37 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Hundreds of soil tests by USA TODAY in neighborhoods near former lead factories show numerous areas where the dirt is so contaminated that children should not be playing in it. Yet they are.

2 Years Later, Fish Still Sick Near BP Oil Site

10:38 PM, Apr 19, 2012

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico

EPA To Slash Air Pollution From Natural Gas Wells

11:23 AM, Apr 19, 2012

The goal is to control air pollution from those gas wells, without slowing down natural gas production

New Solar Panel Parked Atop BWI Garage

11:11 AM, Apr 19, 2012

The 505 kilowatt system will help give the airport's Daily Garage its power

Chesapeake Bay Gets D+ In New Report Card

11:08 AM, Apr 19, 2012

The University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science rates the waterway a D+ after last year's heavy rains & hot summer

Congressman: Environmental Education Must Be Priority

11:01 AM, Apr 19, 2012

Maryland Congressman John Sarbanes says educating students about the environment needs to be a national priority

PHOTOS: Observing Earth Day At Brookside Gardens

7:54 AM, Apr 19, 2012

Four CSAAC (Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children) InFocus photographers, Brian, James, Matt and Jimmie, visited Brookside Gardens to collect Earth Day images and share them with us.