WASHINGTON – National Weather Service meteorologist Ed O’Lenic knows what kind of fall weather Maryland is facing
Board Hopes that Selling `Credits’ to Polluters Can Speed Bay Cleanup
WASHINGTON – Chesapeake Bay officials this month unveiled a proposal that would let Maryland polluters buy pollution “credits” from businesses and farms that exceed environmental standards for nutrient runoff
Opening Chinese Markets Could Be Boon to Some State Businesses, Bust to Others
WASHINGTON – State officials are predicting that Maryland businesses could more than double their exports to China over the next five years, as the result of a bill that cleared the Senate last week granting permanent normal trade relations
State Steps Up Efforts After Finding Two Birds with West Nile Virus
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials said Thursday that two crows infected with the West Nile virus were discovered in Baltimore and Howard counties last week, the first two cases of the virus confirmed in the state this year
Some Human Fatalities Linked to Firestones Turn Out to be Pets
WASHINGTON – Media outlets across the country are reporting this week that 103 fatalities have been linked to faulty Firestone tires
State, Federal Lawmakers Worry That Time is Running Out for Wilson Bridge
WASHINGTON – Maryland state and federal lawmakers expressed renewed concern Wednesday over the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, worrying that time is short in Congress to secure the additional federal funding needed for the project
Housing For Low-Wage Workers Get Less Affordable in 2000, Study Says
WASHINGTON-A minimum-wage earner in Maryland would have to work 104 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment at the fair-market rate in Maryland, said a study released Wednesday