With D.C. seeing more heat waves every year, climate change experts predict that by the 2050s the District is in store for 30 to 40 extreme heat days each year with temperatures cresting 95 degrees.

Environmentalists have come out against a potential bridge corridor that would bisect and partially destroy a primeval ...

Pine Hollow Arboretum is one of many botanical gardens rethinking their planting strategies as the climate warms. These ...

If you live in USDA hardiness zone 8 and are not sure what to plant, here is a comprehensive list of ones you should consider ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald ... Herring say they are 'close to finalising a deal' to buy the Elm Tree Inn. Now they are ramping up the efforts in a mission to ensure ...

Congress is geared for an explosive public fight over catastrophic Medicaid cuts, but an ominously quieter shift is underway for the Medicare program: full-scale privatization.

The Sunshine State is a brilliant place to see animals in the wild, and this collection of birdwatching destinations is a bucket list for nature lovers.

Two men are facing lengthy jail sentences after they were convicted of cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap tree that stood for more than 150 years. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers caused more ...

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Two men were found guilty Friday of felling the famous tree in northern England, bringing some closure to a baffling crime that had saddened and mystified the nation. By Lizzie Dearden Reporting ...

"People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that 'he died rich' will not be one of them," Gates wrote in a blog post announcing the plans. This is a much faster ...

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