WASHINGTON – Coastal water conditions in the Northeast fell from fair to poor in the last three years and the Chesapeake Bay, which accounts for 59 percent of the region’s coastal water, is the main reason why, a draft of a new report says
South Mountain Battlefield Among Nation’s Most-Endangered Civil War Sites
WASHINGTON – Benjamin Cooling has paced the streets of downtown Silver Spring, searching for the spot where Confederate troops torched Union Postmaster General Frances Blair’s estate before marching to Fort Stevens to fight a decisive Civil War battle
1st District Race Full of Sound and Fury; Does It Signify Nothing to Voters?
WASHINGTON – By any measure — money, mudslinging or media attention — the Republican congressional primary in the 1st District should be the hottest in the state
Second Avian Flu Case in Delaware Ruffles Feathers on Maryland Farms
WASHINGTON – The Maryland Department of Agriculture encouraged state poultry farmers to take extra precautions Tuesday after officials confirmed a second case of avian influenza on a Delaware farm
Girls Just Wanna Have Farms: Agricultural Census Shows Rise in Women Farmers
WASHINGTON – The number of women who are the primary operators of farms in Maryland rose more than 17 percent in five years, according to numbers released last week by the U
Federal Court Says EPA Was Wrong to Extend Clean-Air Deadline for Maryland
WASHINGTON – Maryland should have no problem finishing a plan to reduce Washington-area air pollution, a state official said Wednesday, one day after a court said federal regulators should not have granted the state repeated extensions on the plan
States Want EPA to Clean Up its Act and Help Them Clean Up Their Air
WASHINGTON – A clean-air alliance of Northeast states that includes Maryland asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to replace proposed cap-and-trade rules for mercury emissions with a “bubble” policy that prohibits mercury trading between power plants
Environmentalists Blast EPA Mercury Standards as Too Lax
WASHINGTON – Maryland environmental groups criticized final clean-air rules published Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency, saying its proposed new mercury standards would do too little, too late to protect the state
Bush Proposes Extra $10 Million for Bay, Critics Say It’s Not Nearly Enough
WASHINGTON – President Bush will include an additional $10 million in his fiscal 2005 budget to fund pilot programs aimed at improving the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay, administration and state officials announced Tuesday
Ocean City Officials, Fishermen Fear Impact of Marlin Protection Lawsuit
WASHINGTON – Ocean City fishermen worry that a lawsuit aimed at making the Atlantic white marlin an endangered species could threaten their standing as the self-described “White Marlin Capital of the World