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April 24, 2024
A high school sophomore and a veteran local activist offered powerful messages of what we can achieve if we work together
October 19, 2023
Fairfax County is ramping up its efforts to help homeowners’ associations and other resident groups bring electric vehicle chargers to their communities.
October 18, 2023
Fairfax County is ramping up its efforts to help homeowners’ associations and other resident groups bring electric vehicle chargers to their communities. The county’s Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination is now accepting applications for the second phase of its Charge Up Fairfax pilot program, which provides technical and financial assistance to organizations looking to
September 25, 2023
Fairfax County has harnessed the fiery power of the sun for two of its fire stations. The Reston and Woodlawn fire stations are now home to rooftop solar photovoltaic arrays that will generate 17% of the electricity needed for the buildings to operate. The facilities are the county’s first to get major rooftop solar installations,
August 25, 2023
Fairfax County is steadily making progress on efforts to cut its use of gas-powered leaf blowers. By the end of June next year — the conclusion of the 2024 fiscal year — the county plans to ensure that the supply of electric blowers and string trimmers is nearly 50% electric, according to John Silcox, a
May 25, 2023
How would proponents of Senate Bill 10 feel if as many as 10 three-story ADUs were built looming over their backyards?
August 17, 2022
Morocco's grand taxis are battered but colourful old diesel Mercedes cars. Now, the government is trying to force them off the streets
June 22, 2022
A little-known meteorological phenomenon makes a tiny village in Arctic Sweden one of the best places on Earth to consistently see the Aurora Borealis.
June 22, 2022
A little-known meteorological phenomenon makes a tiny village in Arctic Sweden one of the best places on Earth to consistently see the Aurora Borealis.
May 31, 2022
Created 300 years ago, Jaipur's Jantar Mantar is an outdoor complex filled with gargantuan astronomy tools designed to be used by the naked eye – and they're still accurate.