Georgetown U clear-cutting 240 acres for solar farm

Georgetown University announced plans in January 2019 for a massive solar farm in Charles County as a major step toward reducing its carbon footprint by half. But residents and environmentalists are raising concerns that it will actually harm the planet because it requires clear-cutting 240 acres of forest.

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