In move to electric vehicles, Maryland is doing better than most

Weaning the nation off of gas-fueled vehicles might be easier said than done, although Maryland is doing better than most states.

Questions and answers about the upcoming climate summit in Scotland

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, starting on Monday. The conference, referred to as COP26, is the first opportunity for Biden to try to convince the international…

Steny Hoyer and Democrats press Senate to remove Confederate statues

House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, is leading a group of Maryland Democrats in pressuring the Senate into removing statues of Confederate politicians, soldiers and white supremacists.

As Congress debates legalizing marijuana, youth use is up

Roughly 44% of college students consumed marijuana in 2020, according to a July survey by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research and sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.

Historically shortchanged, tribes would get conservation aid under bipartisan bill

The Walker River Paiute Tribe, located in Schurz, Nevada, is not bear country. But because of the wildfires ravaging California, these animals are escaping to new and safer habitats.