State Officials Defend Programs Attacked by Environmental, Budget Groups

WASHINGTON – A report targeting $55 billion in “wasteful and environmentally harmful” programs lists five in Maryland, including programs to build trails and restore Ocean City beaches

Goddard Janitor Ordered Held on Charges He Assaulted Women Employees

WASHINGTON – A former janitor at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will be held in jail until at least Monday on charges that he assaulted four women at the facility by masturbating into their coffee

State Officials, Farmers Wait and Worry About New Federal Organic Food Rules

WASHINGTON – The official in charge of Maryland’s organic farming program says she is “really concerned” about the effect new federal regulations will have on the state’s certification program

Port Officials Green, Environmentalists Tickled Pick by Gilchrest’s Record

WASHINGTON – National and state environmental groups hailed Rep

Maryland’s Blackwater Named as One of 10 “Threatened” Refuges

WASHINGTON – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore is one of 10 refuges across the country “jeopardized by imminent threats,” according to a report released Wednesday by the National Audubon Society

Maryland Forced to Issue Potomac River Intake Permit to Virginia — For Now

WASHINGTON – The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a permit Wednesday for Fairfax County, Va

Critics Hail Deferral of C&D Canal Project as Death Knell

WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to indefinitely postpone the proposed deepening of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was celebrated Tuesday as the death knell of a project that consumed “$10 million and 10 years of study

Maryland Veterans Salute Incoming Administration for Its Salute to Vets

WASHINGTON – Jackie Garrick voted for Al Gore, but the Silver Spring resident was still delighted to attend the incoming Bush administration’s “Saluting America’s Veterans” ceremony Friday

Critics of C&D Canal Dredging Welcome EPA Oversight on Project

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said it will “fully scrutinize” a plan to deepen the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a move that was hailed by opponents of the project as a major victory