Justices considering extent of federal power to protect wetlands

The Supreme Court is currently deciding a case which may determine the future of wetlands around the Chesapeake Bay and across the country.

Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania fight clean water rollback

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency revoked two regulations last month dealing with clean water and air that present conflicting positions from the Trump Administration over the role states should play in protecting their own natural resources. The first came…

Lawmakers blast Trump budget cutting Chesapeake Bay cleanup

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers from states surrounding the Chesapeake Bay on Wednesday expressed bipartisan criticism of President Donald Trump’s proposal to end federal support for cleaning up Chesapeake Bay. “The president’s budget that would zero out the Chesapeake Bay Program is…

On the Wicomico River, the Last Stand for Maryland’s Nutria

Maryland’s unique nutria eradication project has been killing the invasive critters for over a decade, and now they’re down to the last remaining colony.