Darryl Fears
Reporter

Darryl Fears has worked at The Washington Post for more than a decade, mostly as a reporter on the National staff. He currently covers the environment, focusing on the Chesapeake Bay and issues affecting wildlife.

Latest by Darryl Fears

Interior would see cuts in some programs

The White House spending plan would cut funds from a program that helps six states with offshore energy development as well as a Park Service construction plans.

Forest Service faces another fire season with old planes

Forest Service faces another fire season with old planes

The agency’s large air tankers fell under intense scrutiny in 2002, when two of them broke apart in midair. Newer planes are likely to be long in coming, the agency says.

Virginia county says no to more gas drilling

Virginia county says no to more gas drilling

The rejection in Rockingham County was yet another hard knock against companies trying to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale closest to Washington.

Burmese pythons: Could the snakes move north?

How far north could the Burmese pythons slither?