ANNAPOLIS – Maryland officials pleaded Wednesday for authority to fine major air polluters and avert the possible loss of federal and other funding at a House Environmental Matters Committee hearing
Environmentalists Highlight Economic Gains of Green Energy
ANNAPOLIS – Renewable energy sources could bring about 1,600 permanent jobs and $23 million in rural land lease royalties to the Mid-Atlantic region, a Maryland Public Interest Research Group study says
State Lifts One Bird Flu Quarantine, Imposes Another
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Agriculture Wednesday lifted one quarantine of poultry farms intended to quell an outbreak of avian flu, but imposed restrictions on areas south of Route 50 where a case was found last week
Governments Enlist Volunteers for Waterway Pollution Vigils
ANNAPOLIS – William Green, 75, enjoys walking his dog “Chance” along the stream behind his house in Baltimore
Bay Recovery Fund Plan Fuels Corporate Influence Worries
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland activists and state officials squared off Wednesday over an administration bill to allow the Department of Natural Resources to solicit funds from private donors to clean up the Chesapeake Bay
Groundwater Hinders Bay Recovery
ANNAPOLIS – Slow-moving, nutrient-rich groundwater may frustrate efforts to meet a 2010 deadline for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, said the U