As ‘ghost forests’ multiply in Chesapeake Bay region, answers lag behind

https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/as-ghost-forests-multiply-in-chesapeake-bay-region-answers-lag-behind/article_e934fe85-10f6-4f45-acc0-c2e4676c6a27.html

Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946

Trump’s “weak tea” tax on the rich

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/09/trump-tax-rich-millionaires

DOGE to launch software to speed up U.S. federal layoffs – Fast Company

https://www.fastcompany.com/91330782/how-revamped-software-speed-up-doge-layoffs-u-s

Port of Virginia CEO says port should endure Chinese tariffs better than most

https://www.whro.org/business-growth/2025-05-08/port-of-virginia-ceo-says-port-should-endure-chinese-tariffs-better-than-most

NOAA says it will discontinue its billion-dollar disaster database

https://www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/climate-change/noaa-says-it-will-discontinue-its-billion-dollar-disaster-database

Senate passes “cruel” Republican plan to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/senate-approves-ted-cruz-plan-to-block-wi-fi-hotspots-for-schoolchildren/

Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody. Cliona Ward, who has lived legally in US for decades, was returning from trip to Ireland when held over criminal record from 20 years ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/08/irish-woman-cliona-ward-detained-us-immigration-released-17-days-custody?CMP=bsky_gu

US intelligence agencies ordered to focus spying activities on Greenland

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/greenland-spying-surveillance?CMP=bsky_gu

Pamunkey Indian Reservation named among America’s most endangered historic places

https://www.dailypress.com/2025/05/07/pamunkey-reservation-endangered-places/

‘If it’s something we can stop, we need to stop it’: State investigates potential cancer cluster in Scott County amid cases of pediatric cancer – Cardinal News

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/05/06/if-its-something-we-can-stop-we-need-to-stop-it-state-investigates-potential-cancer-cluster-in-scott-county-amid-cases-of-pediatric-cancer/

EPA cancels $20 million grant for Southwest Virginia projects – Cardinal News

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/05/05/epa-cancels-20-million-grant-for-southwest-virginia-projects/

Trump admin plans to shut down money-saving Energy Star program soon, sources say

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/climate/energy-star-trump

Ed Martin Is Coming After Legal DC Pot

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/02/legal-washington-dc-cannabis-ed-martin-00323255

North Korean agent caught applying for a job at Kraken

https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/03/north-korean-applied-job-crypto-kraken-it-worker/