http://www.wusa9.com Washington, DC http://wusa9.com/images/wusa9com.jpg http://www.wusa9.com en-us http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=289374Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:58:44 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=289374 Living Green A new government report says energy-related carbon dioxide pollution increased slightly last year after declining for several years in a row ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=288890Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:19:43 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=288890 Living Green Several local counties are offering rebates and incentives for improving stormwater runoff on your property ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=288352Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:22:30 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=288352 Living Green In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen.
]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=287969Wed, 01 Jan 2014 13:20:53 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=287969 Living Green Plastic bags are no longer allowed to be used for yard waste collection in Prince George's County. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=286816Fri, 20 Dec 2013 06:31:23 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=286816 Living Green Grants totaling $108,000 are available to local governments, groups and educational institutions under a tree-planting program aimed at improving the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=286250Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:39:42 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=286250 Living Green An initiative founded in Oregon's Willamette Valley tries to tackle a growing problem: Aging timber lot owners can't pay their medical bills. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285724Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:10:51 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285724 Living Green Hundreds of species of animals in the U.S. are threatened by sea-level rise due to climate change, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group based in San Francisco. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285511Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:31:30 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285511 Living Green Farmers aren't the only ones impacted by the farm bill now being considered by Congress. The bill funds food stamp programs and affects the price of everday grocery items like milk. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285033Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:56:00 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=285033 Living Green A Georgia man was indicted on conspiracy, Clean Water Act, false claims and related charges for allegedly dumping waste into the Potomac River from 2009 to 2011. ]]> http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=284793Thu, 05 Dec 2013 07:52:02 GMT http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=284793 Living Green President Barack Obama is ordering federal civilian and military agencies to nearly triple their use of renewable sources of electricity by 2020. ]]>