Breakfast links: Climate change is messing with our health
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Climate change is a health risk for Virginians
A new study found that climate change-related phenomena like higher average temperatures, longer allergy seasons, and increased coastal flooding are negatively impacting the health of Virginia residents across the state. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
Ethical questions arise over awarding the contract for I-270
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has stopped the contract awarding process for the proposed I-270 and Capital Beltway expansion after the extra-short review process, which would have gone to former employers of top MDOT officials, was called into question. (Michael Laris / Post)
New Business Improvement Districts are organizing across DC
Dupont Circle will get a new Business Improvement District. It may not be the only one: there are BIDs in the works for Brookland, U Street, Shaw, and H Street. (Jon Banister / Bisnow)
A DC court is stopping a Dupont building that’s already under construction
The DC Court of Appeals halted construction on a planned residential building with a new sanctuary for the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish over a challenge to the project's zoning variance. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
Bethesda’s new Metro plaza is coming up for review
The developers of a new high-rise are also renovating a public plaza at the Bethesda Metro to have lunch tables and an open lawn. The new plans will go before county and local planners for first approval next week. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
DC’s Inspector General found that schools aren’t fixing residency fraud
An audit of the DC school system found that DCPS failed to tackle residency fraud, allowing students who lived out of the city to attend school without recouping the out-of-state tuition in most cases. (Peter Jamison / Post)
Washingtonians in Ward 7 are petitioning for equal food service
After reporting showed that food delivery services like Postmates and Caviar don't deliver to all DC neighborhoods, residents in Ward 7 are demanding equality of food access from delivery companies. (Elizabeth O’Gorek / East of the River News)
WMATA hopes to rezone and sell its major DC office
Metro has requested a zoning change for their Chinatown headquarters that would allow a little bit more by-right construction on the site. That would increase the value of the plot, which Metro is looking to sell. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Monday’s rainstorm was the first test of new DC sewers
During the rainstorm the new Anacostia River Tunnel held 170 million gallons of sewage that would have otherwise flowed into the Anacostia, drastically reducing the overflow from the city’s old pipes. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU)
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