ROCK HALL – With the help of his golden retriever, Cap’n, Larry Simns is herding a cluster of 22 white oyster boats over the smooth waters of the Chester River – dropping black flags to make sure the craft, laden with wire baskets, do not wander over oyster bars where they are forbidden to dredge

ANNAPOLIS – A little river got a big win Wednesday with the help of some color-coded posters and smiling politicians

COLLEGE PARK – On a muddy lot at the bottom of a hill near the Architecture Building here, some environmentally-conscious students are creating what they hope will be the house of the future – complete with walls made of plants and an indoor waterfall that sucks the moisture out of the air

BALTIMORE – On an overcast day in Fells Point, environmentalists gathered to highlight what they say is the role Maryland plays in climate change

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators, with the help of rookie Gov

ANNAPOLIS – The white-blossomed story book trees line countless streets in the state – but that is just the problem

ANNAPOLIS – The novel spine operation intended to save the life of a rare baby penguin failed and resulted in the eventual death of the penguin, officials at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore said Wednesday

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate enacted legislation Tuesday that will ban hydraulic clam dredging in the state’s Atlantic coastal bays – effectively killing the clamming business in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – With a decline in the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses, scientists are worried about the fate of the blue crab this year

BALTIMORE – Recycling is turning a new leaf in Maryland – but not in the form of plastic bottles or rubber tires