Smart Growth Planning Sparks Interest Around Country

BALTIMORE – “Smart Growth” ideas are gaining momentum among America’s environmentalists, architects and planners, say land- use professionals who took part this week in a major national conference

State Highway Administration Adds Storm-Fighting Power

HANOVER – State Highway Administration officials announced Thursday that they have added new materials and equipment to fight the winter storms that may accompany El Nino — the warming of ocean waters in the equatorial Pacific — in the coming season

El Nino Doubles Risk of Major Maryland Snowstorm in ’98

PIKESVILLE – The effects of El Nino double the likelihood that the state will see a significant snowstorm of nine inches or more this winter, the National Weather Service says