GERMANTOWN – The arrival in Maryland this week of a doctor who has been frank about his performance of abortions late in pregnancy has not only spurred public protests in the local community, but also prompted legislators to propose new laws that would ban the practice in the state

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland submitted its final “pollution diet” plan Friday, which details how the state will achieve Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction goals five years earlier than mandated by the federal government

ANNAPOLIS — As a young girl, Carmera Thomas spent her summers swimming in the Severn River and eating fresh blue crabs

ANNAPOLIS – For the past year, the Oyster Shell Recycling Alliance has collected oyster shells from restaurants, caterers and seafood wholesalers in an effort to restore the dwindling oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay

BALTIMORE – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a “Smart from the Start” initiative Tuesday designed to speed up permitting of wind energy projects along the Atlantic coast

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ANNAPOLIS – As a restoration scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Rob Schnabel shuttles around Western Maryland in his hybrid car persuading farmers to switch to grazing — which is healthier, eco-friendly and more profitable than confinement farming, where cows are kept in stalls and injected with antibiotics

ANNAPOLIS – Federal and state officials are attempting to revive a plan to develop a third nuclear reactor in Calvert County, a project that could create more jobs and develop energy in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland and Washington are on target to meet “pollution diet” goals required to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the U

EDGEWOOD – School lunch is getting a healthy and fresh makeover this week as part of the third annual Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week at Edgewood Elementary School in Harford County