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Region grows: Nearly 5.5 million now live here

Northern Virginia has seen tremendous growth since 2000, and one local economist attributes the growth to government jobs.

Tags: Census , Northern Virginia , economy , government , Hank Silverberg

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Chesapeake Bay problems still persist

Activism about cleaning up the environment since the first Earth Day has diminished, says one noted bay expert.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay , Chesapeake Bay Foundation , Chesapeake Bay Program , Clean Water Act , Kent Mountford , Earth Day , Environmental Protection Agency , EPA , Tom Horton , Pollution , urbanization , development

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Md. plan to deal with population growth of 1 million

Maryland is working on its first comprehensive plan to deal with expected population growth over the next 20 years.

Tags: Maryland , public hearing

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