SALISBURY, Md. — An online fundraiser started by a Tangier Island, Va., resident aims to bring the Chesapeake Bay island's plight to the attention of federal officials. Anna E. Pruitt-Parks, a ...

TANGIER, Va. — Tangier Island, a small fishing community in the Chesapeake Bay, has been losing land due to erosion since it was first settled in the late 1700s.

Organizations seek solutions for Tangier Island, one of the country’s communities most at risk from sea level rise. Here's what's in works now.

Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay has long been engaged with a battle against erosion and rising water. Has its salvation been skulking just offshore this whole time? Two potential projects ...

TANGIER ISLAND, about a dozen miles from the coast in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, could be considered Ground Zero for the effects of sea-level rise in the region. While it’s true that n… ...

TANGIER, Va. — Mayor James “Ooker” Eskridge ushered his visitors onto a boat for a tour of the disappearing shoreline of his island, turned to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and said: “Thinking of ...

Rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening the livelihood of the small fishing enclave. Since 1850, Tangier Island has lost two-thirds of its land mass.

TANGIER ISLAND, Va. — A teenager wanders at dusk, playing pop hits from 2010 on his phone at top volume. Old men speak a dialect similar to Cornish. The mayor has an office in town, but spends ...

Tangier Island, where tradition-bound residents make their living from the Chesapeake Bay and some speak a dialect similar to Cornish, represents a way of life that has otherwise disappeared.

Organizations seek solutions for Tangier Island, one of the country’s communities most at risk from sea level rise. Here's what's in works now.