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Study highlights resistance to ‘retreat’ in face of rising water
After Hurricane Sandy caused widespread flooding on Smith Island in 2012, Maryland housing officials earmarked $2 million in buyouts for homeowners. The deal was simple: Take the money and start a new life somewhere else.
Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region
Scientists have known for years that water levels are rising faster in the Chesapeake Bay region than just about anywhere else in the world — because water is only part of the problem here. The land is also sinking.
PA seeks federal money for hydrogen fuel production
Pennsylvania, enlisting the help of Ohio and West Virginia, has applied to be among the six to 10 “clean” hydrogen energy hubs the federal government will help build around the country as part of a $8 billion initiative under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Dominion seeks permit for new coal ash landfill in Virginia
Dominion Energy is moving forward with plans to build a new coal ash landfill near the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, entering the last chapter of a long debate over how to safely dispose of the lingering contaminant.
Fracking yields both fears, funding for Pennsylvania public lands
Plastics recycling plant proposed for Susquehanna shoreline
Is a $1.1 billion plastics recycling plant proposed for Pennsylvania an innovative way to re-use plastics and keep them out of landfills, incinerators and waterways? Or will it help cement society’s reliance on plastics and create pollution concerns for the Susquehanna River?
Hydro project on Susquehanna River draws controversy
A proposal to support renewable energy would flood 580 acres.











