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