Tag: environment
My View: It’s been an honor to serve as your mayor
By Allison Silberberg
As I complete my term as mayor, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our residents. Your civic engagement and...
Our View: Allison Silberberg’s legacy as mayor
When Allison Silberberg was sworn in as Alexandria’s new mayor in January 2016, it was the culmination of a whirlwind three years.
In her first...
Letter to the Editor: City repeating mistakes in delineating wetlands
To the editor:
It should be more than obvious to any regulatory agency dealing with the Potomac Yard Metro Station why it is unacceptable for...
Letter to the Editor: Citizen group forms again to save PY...
To the editor:
Forty years ago, a citizen group named the Daingerfield Island Protective Society stopped an interchange from being built off the George Washington...
My View: Does Alexandria deserve to be called an Eco-City?
By Andrew MacDonald
This is a question I have heard a lot recently because the city has asked Alexandrians to help it revise its environmental...
Our View: Alexandria’s endangered species: our golden goose
“Vision” is a fascinating word. Literally, it means to see, but true vision is the ability to see broadly, as is the cliché of...
AlexRenew names outfalls remediation effort, plans community meetings
AlexRenew, which is working with the city to meet the state mandate to remediate its four outfalls by mid-2025, has named this effort RiverRenew.
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Letter to the Editor: We must save the Potomac Yard wetlands
To the editor:
Alexandria and Arlington are losing natural habitats to so-called smart growth development at an alarming rate.
Elected officials say that such density and...
Letter to the Editor: Alexandria’s climate change ‘greenwash’
To the editor:
Last spring, the City of Alexandria pledged to uphold the goals of the Paris Accord on Climate Change. The challenge in making...
Letter to the Editor: Silberberg alone did what Sierra Club asked
To the editor:
Why is our local Sierra Club endorsing Justin Wilson for mayor? His vote and those of his fellow council members to allow...
