Christmas Trees Are a Gift for the Environment, Group Says

ANNAPOLIS – The natural, fresh trees that many holiday revelers will have in their homes this Christmas season area a renewable, recyclable resource, good for the environment, according to the Maryland Christmas Tree Association

DNR Says Hunting Is Best Deer Control Option, Others Disagree

Deer management options available to state officials range from hunting to birth control

Bay Commission Says Road Signs Will Increase Awareness

ANNAPOLIS – The Chesapeake Bay Commission is making sure travelers on the major highways to Ocean City get a geography and environmental lesson with new road signs marking the boundaries of the bay watershed

Committee Considers Streamlined Environmental Permitting

ANNAPOLIS – A study presented to lawmakers this week concludes that the environmental permitting process for business and developers is hampered by overlapping permits and duplicative government oversight

Appeals Court Holds Police Investigation to the 4th Amendment

ANNAPOLIS – While recognizing the gravity of the drug problem, the Maryland Court of Appeals said Tuesday that it could not suspend constitutional guarantees on behalf of the government’s “war on drugs

Off-Duty Cop Gets Compensation for Accidental Shooting

ANNAPOLIS – An off-duty Montgomery County police officer who accidentally shot himself in the leg is entitled to worker’s compensation, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Friday

Bay Foundation To Launch National Education Effort

ANNAPOLIS – The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is poised to expand its watershed education programs with the launch of a new national environmental education network, thanks to a $2 million grant from Toyota Motor Corporation

There’s a Home on the Bay for a Marsh

BISHOP’S HEAD, Md

Bay Survey Shows High Concern About Toxic Pollution

ANNAPOLIS – A majority of people responding to a new Chesapeake Bay Foundation survey believes it is more important to strictly enforce current environmental laws than it is to pass stronger, new legislation

Bell Appointed Maryland’s 1st African-American Chief Judge

ANNAPOLIS – Judge Robert M