The imperiled Tangier Island was the location for a meeting of federal, state and local entities who gathered to outline solutions for one of the communities most at risk from sea level rise. The ...

Climate change is one of the big topics at Friday's G20 summit and researchers say it's one of the reasons a tiny island on the East Coast, Tangier Island, is washing away. People there say erosion is ...

TANGIER ISLAND – 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 his days ...

TANGIER ISLAND, Va. (WAVY) — Legendary oceanographer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau once said “we forget the water cycle and the life cycle are one.” Those two forces collide when describing the fate ...

On a clear day, a peaceful boat ride to the middle of the Chesapeake Bay will bring you to Tangier Island, which is home to about 450 people facing a dire threat. Their island is slowly disappearing ...

TANGIER, Va. — One of Virginia's most environmentally vulnerable communities is receiving a multi-million dollar grant to help protect its residents and its ecosystem. The Virginia Department of ...

TANGIER, Va. — Much needed help could be in store for Tangier Island where around 400 people call home. It sits in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay between the Eastern Shore and the Northern Neck.

Virginia’s Tangier Island is rapidly disappearing. Rising sea levels are exacerbating erosion and flooding, and could make the speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay uninhabitable within the next few ...