Maryland Faces Challenges as it Nears its 2010 Deadline to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning

ANNAPOLIS – When the ceiling fell down in her mother’s two-story Baltimore home, Towanda Malley never considered the possibility of lead exposure

State Unveils Interactive Conservation Web Site

ANNAPOLIS- An interactive web site aimed at helping the state plan continued growth and development while preserving ecologically valuable land, was unveiled by Gov

New York City Subway Cars Put to Rest Off the Coast of Ocean City

OCEAN CITY- The last stop for more than 40 New York City subway cars will be the Bass Grounds Reef – the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, 10-miles off the coast of Ocean City

Marylanders Negotiate Government Rules to Install Windmills

ANNAPOLIS – In response to rising utility costs and encouraged by the state’s desire to lower its carbon footprint, Jeane and Joseph Flesch thought it would be ideal to install a small wind turbine next to their remodeled farmhouse on two-and-a half acres in Clarksburg

Watermen Earn Income Helping to Save the Oyster Population

ANNAPOLIS – From the time he was a baby in diapers picking clams on his father’s boat Puddin, 41-year-old J

Farmers Concerned about New Waste Regulations

FREDERICK – Many Maryland farmers, saying they are unfairly blamed for problems in the Chesapeake Bay, publicly voiced their frustrations Thursday over new regulations that attempt to stop poultry waste from entering the bay

Maryland Voters Question Question 1

ANNAPOLIS – Most Marylanders agree that when it comes to voting, they will do “whatever it takes” to exercise their right, even if it means inconvenience

Oysters Teach Inmates About the Environment

WESTOVER – Michael Carey, 28, wasn’t thinking about oysters when he stole a teal Thunderbird for a joy-ride to Ocean City

Maryland, Virginia Release Five-Year Oyster Restoration Study

ANNAPOLIS – The introduction of the Asian oyster and a temporary harvest moratorium are two alternatives proposed to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population in a joint federal and state environmental impact study released Tuesday

Mine Cleanup Program Running Out of Money

ANNAPOLIS – A brand new gift is how Gary Yoder, 64, describes the 30 miles from Westernport to Cumberland on the north branch of the Potomac River