
Jacob Fenston
Environment reporter in Washington DC. Climate change, trees, rivers. Occasionally: pandas. Every 17 years: cicadas. On a quest to visit all of DC’s 697 parks.
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May 29, 2024 |
npr.org | Jacob Fenston
National Zoo officials say D.C. will get two new adolescent pandas by the end of the year. The last bears departed in November, bound for China on a FedEx cargo plane, with no agreement in place to secure a new pair.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Jacob Fenston |Joe Nocera
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom on Sunday. For about 150 of the famous flowering trees, this will be their last season — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise. Copyright 2024 NPR
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Feb 22, 2024 |
dcist.com | Jacob Fenston
A Chinese official hinted that D.C. may be one of the next cities in line to get a pair of giant pandas, after San Diego.
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Feb 2, 2024 |
dcist.com | Jacob Fenston
D.C. residents still have no vote in the House or Senate, 50 years after getting home rule. Activists say statehood is the only solution.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
dcist.com | Jacob Fenston
The National Zoo could get a new pair of pandas, after a meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Not thrilled to see the return of the plywood in downtown DC. https://t.co/RKsxrCP9gJ

Kinda tempted to steal a few of these commemorative White House traffic cones. https://t.co/H4IhaXc4wX

I had a fun experience recently: met up with this crew from NBC, doing a story about my quest to visit all 697 of DC’s parks. Anyway the story is on @NBCNightlyNews today! https://t.co/qeH4tJqya4