Reports of Hazardous Spills Fell Sharply in Maryland

WASHINGTON – Reported oil and chemical spills in Maryland fell by half over the past five years, according to a Capital News Service analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data

Devastating Fire to Historic Inn Means One Less Stop on National Road

CLARYSVILLE – The Clarysville Inn stands at a historic crossroads

Calvert Cliffs Passes Another Test on Road to License Renewal

WASHINGTON – Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors gave the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant an “acceptable” rating Friday following a two-week safety inspection, according to plant officials

Appalachian Lab Scientists Study Bay From New Home in the Mountains

FROSTBURG – After almost 25 years in an old campus cafeteria, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory has a new $17

Bill Would Give Tax Breaks to Utilities that Burn Chicken Waste as Fuel

WASHINGTON – Delmarva lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that would provide federal tax credits to power companies that use chicken manure as a fuel to generate power

Calvert Cliffs Gets Two Good Reviews From the NRC in One Week

WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave two thumbs up to the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant this week in unrelated safety reports on the facility

Appeals Court Rules Again on Behalf of Sam’s Club in Labor Dispute

A federal appeals court has reaffirmed its 1998 ruling that a Sam’s Club in Landover could not be found guilty of unfair labor practices during a union drive at the warehouse store

Blackwater Refuge Wages Uphill Battle Against Booming Nutria Population

CAMBRIDGE – When Bill Gieze began working at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in the 1960s, the channel was still deep enough for an old military landing craft that was used to shuttle supplies to another site