Environment
Latest Stories
Flood.jpg
Two vehicles were stranded in high water on Paint Branch Parkway under a Metro bridge. The motorists were rescued. (Photo courtesy Mark Brady, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department)
beav.jpg
The cast from the 1950s hit TV show 'Leave it to Beaver.' ** FILE **
20140609-national-news-cover.jpg
National Edition News cover for June 9, 2014 - Nuke industry sees revival with carbon goals: The Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown under construction in Augusta, Georgia in 2012. One of the existing reactors is shown in the background. (Associated Press)
6_8_2014_ap3174559407178201.jpg
The Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown under construction in Augusta, Georgia in 2012. One of the existing reactors is shown in the background. (Associated Press)
6_8_2014_ap123420548205-28201.jpg
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was one of the first governors to sign on to Common Core, and his current opposition to the standards puts him at odds with his hand-picked state superintendent of education. (Associated Press)
20140609-national-opinion-cover.jpg
National Edition Opinion cover for June 9, 2014 - The EPA’s changing renewable-fuel mandates (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
f45beae020705616560f6a706700c171.jpg
Part of the Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant is seen Friday, June 6, 2014, in Lake Township, Mich. Allison Macfarlane, chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, visited the the plant and the Palisades plant in Van Buren County's Covert Township on Friday. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell) ** FILE **
HALLOWEEN_011.JPG
Scary decorations line the forest at Creepy Woods Haunted Woods, in Kingsville, MD., Wednesday, October 16, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
6_5_2014_china-navy8201.jpg
A Chinese People's Liberation Army vessel is seen from an MH-60 helicopter in the South China Sea. An annual report to Congress on China's evolving military capability concluded that the modernization was being driven in part by growing territorial disputes in the East and South China seas, as well as by Beijing's desire to expand its presence and influence abroad. (U.S. Navy)
6_5_2014_belgium-us-britain-obama-38201.jpg
With President Obama leading the way, the G-7 Thursday committed to adopting a "global agreement" on climate change in the next year. Earlier this week, the EPA released new regulations designed to cut carbon emission by 30 percent by 2030. (Associated Press)
