Good Monday morning, D.C. Since we get up early to skim the day’s headlines, we couldn’t help but notice that today was one of the first days since we switched to Daylight Saving Time that the sun was up before we were. Not to mention that it’s already staying light until 7 p.m. We love this time of year, when suddenly, as things get steadily warmer, we’re filled with a desire to get outside and make the most of all this light.

Fire Damages Eastern Market: A fire early this morning at the building which houses Eastern Market has destroyed part of the building and led to severe water damage as firefighters put out the blaze. The southern end of the market suffered the most damage, and streets around the market were closed to traffic earlier this morning. A D.C. Fire spokesman told WTOP the building is not a total loss.

Area Carbon Emissions Way Up: Sunday’s Washington Post reported on some new figures the paper has put together that suggests that the metro area has seen an astronomical rate of growth in its carbon dioxide emissions over the last four years. Suburban sprawl appears mostly to blame, as more and more people choose to live farther away from the city and add lengthy, single-driver commutes to their routine. Northern Virginia is the worst culprit, where the estimate shows an increase of more than 18 percent, with the Maryland suburbs at about 11 percent, and the District with a relatively low 6.7 percent. D.C. officials told the Post they think their more modest numbers are a sign that District residents were walking, biking or taking public transit more than their suburban counterparts.

Briefly Noted: Five-year-old girl killed in SE house fire Saturday … Rabies incidents up in Virginia.

This Day in DCist: In 2005 we launched the first installment of a road trip quiz.

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