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Local environmental advocacy group, The Potomac Conservancy, wants 500 trees from Donald Trump. The petition demands replacements from Trump’s National Golf Club expansion.
HEDRICK BELIN [ The president of Potomac Conservancy] SOT: “Trump’s irresponsible actions to cut down trees and destroy water quality for the sake of a golf course show how out of touch he is with the way we do business in Washington, DC.”
The Metro is giving free perks to green-conscious cyclists. To encourage public transit use, Metro is expanding facilities and offering free, covered and secure storage for bicycles at several of its stations. Metro riders, who ride bicycles, will need to register their SmarTrip card and sign up to use the new facility.
CASH-STRAPPED SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Some classrooms in Virginia school districts are overcrowded. According to The Commonwealth Institute, an independent economic focus group, there are over 4,000 teachers “missing”.
CHARLES RONCO [math teacher at Stonewall-Jackson High in Manassas] SOT: “There’s a critical tipping point at right around 30 students. As soon as you hit that 30 threshold, the class dynamic changes immediately.”