‘Green’ Reusable Bags Carry Germs Along With Groceries

SILVER SPRING – Reusable grocery bags may be good for the environment, but they could be making you sick

Growing Algae Could Clean the Chesapeake Bay and Create Biofuel

HENDERSON – The Eastern Shore is known for vast soybean and corn farms, but if Patrick Kangas had his way it would be covered in slime

Rainwater Gardens to Reduce Chesapeake Pollution

BLADENSBURG – Gardens that filter rainwater to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay will be planted in Prince George’s County, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday

University of Maryland Places First in Solar Decathlon

WASHINGTON – A team from the University of Maryland built an eco-friendly home that placed first in the 2011 Solar Decathlon that ended Sunday

Heating Manure Could Lead to Cleaner Bay

COLLEGE PARK – Maryland chicken farms produce a substantial amount of phosphorous-rich chicken manure, which contributes to pollution in the Chesapeake Bay

Educators Use Sept. 11 Attacks as Teachable Moment

SILVER SPRING – Before he showed a video Friday of smoke billowing from the World Trade Center, high school teacher Keith Adams asked his students to write down an answer to this question: “What would you do in the last hour of your life?”

They wrote