WASHINGTON – Garrett County Commissioners have opened the door to wind turbines on Allegheny Mountain ridge tops — and they’re getting slammed by local residents for it
MD Native Dies After Iraq Injury
WASHINGTON – The investigating officer in the 2007 trial of a Marine charged with killing several dozen Iraqi civilians died Sunday, less than three months after he sustained head injuries in a non-hostile incident in Iraq’s Anbar province
FERC Reapproves LNG Plant Expansion
WASHINGTON – A $740 million expansion of the Cove Point liquefied natural gas facility was reauthorized Tuesday, less than three months after a federal court sent the issue back to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Naysayers Hope Constellation Sale Slows Planned Reactor
WASHINGTON – Some Maryland environmental activists say the planned sale of Constellation Energy Group Inc
Maryland Watermen Angered By Federal Crabbing Bailout
WASHINGTON – Tuesday’s federal disaster declaration for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery may make the region’s watermen eligible for emergency funding, but seafood wholesaler Bob Evans said it won’t help him
Pentagon, Cardin Clash on Cleanup
WASHINGTON – The Army’s refusal to submit to legally binding timelines for cleanup of groundwater pollution at two Maryland military sites is unacceptable and potentially harmful to nearby communities, Sen
Environmental Law Changes May Boost Baltimore County LNG Plant
WASHINGTON – Despite a small victory earlier this month, opponents of a liquefied natural gas facility in Sparrows Point are gearing up to fight changes to the Endangered Species Act that could ease the way for the plant
Waterman Claims Solution to Bay’s Oyster Problem
WASHINGTON – Richard Pelz, president of Circle C Oyster Ranch at St
Watermen Say Bushel Limits on Crabbing Come at Worst Possible Time
WASHINGTON – Since new crabbing limits took effect Monday in Maryland, Gregory James said he has been relying more heavily on his boats in North Carolina to keep his business going