Olaf Zerbock News Today

DC progress on affordable housing goals has advanced, but neighborhood progress is uneven.  DC Downtown Action Plan proposal includes Height of Buildings Act revision. WMATA public hearing interrupted by stray truck strap, not gunshots.

KATHMANDU — Nepal’s pioneering landscape-level ecosystem restoration initiative, aimed at creating dispersal space for tigers, has been globally recognized for its efforts to fight and reverse ecosystem degradation. Yet sustaining the success is rife with hurdles such as infrastructure development, human-wildlife conflict, political instability and climate change uncertainties, experts caution. Launched in 2004, the Terai […]

District hires consultants to study future of RFK stadium and other sites. Medical waste company fined for illegal contamination across Baltimore region. Estimated 4,000 DC voters affected in hack; Board of Elections site still down.

DC struggles to allocate housing vouchers. MWCOG leaders council advocates for increased in-person work among federal employees. Students at Maryland state universities face housing shortages, overcrowding, and rent burdens.

Congressional bill could open up mixed-use development at RFK site, along with new stadium. DC environmental groups propose ‘Bottle Bill’ to safeguard Anacostia River from waste. Fairfax County Supervisors approve rezoning for third parcel redevelopment near West Falls Church Metro station.