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Don't tell Iowa caucus voters, but ethanol is an expensive environmental nightmare, Jonah Goldberg writes.

Nearly a century after petroleum pioneer, conservationist and art collector John Sherwood began inviting the public into his backyard each May to see blooming tulips imported from the Netherlands, several thousand people are expected to descend on Sherwood Gardens in Guilford for the 2015 Tulip Dig on Saturday, May 23.

A Baltimore County judge has put at least a temporary stop to completion of a 21-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Baltimore and Harford counties, declaring that state regulators failed to do enough to protect environmentally sensitive water ways and historic properties in the controversial project's path.

Obama administration's approval of oil exploration off the coast of Alaska is woefully misguided

A handful of ex-offenders rallied in Baltimore Monday, trying to persuade Gov. Larry Hogan to sign a bill restoring voting rights to felons before they complete the terms of their probation and parole.

Will Schenk, of New Windsor, receives two awards at Clemson University

The Chesapeake Bay's crab population has rebounded some from last year's dangerously low level, state officials reported Monday, meaning there may be more of the iconic crustaceans to feast on this summer.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminded boaters last week to look out for zebra mussels and prevent their spread.

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The ramifications, however, are very large. If sunlight can replace coal, oil or even the newly bargain-priced natural gas, the prospects for clean, cheap energy for generations to come bode well for not only government finance but also the advance of civilization as a whole.

Offshore drilling is safe and would create nearly a million new jobs

The natural gas extraction method known as "fracking" would be banned in Maryland until October 2017 under legislation approved Monday night by the Maryland Senate.

Larry Hogan should be the first in line opposing offshore drilling the endangers Maryland's coastline and the Chesapeake Bay

Md. shouldn't make the same mistake as New York

Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has registered his "strong opposition" to permitting oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic coast, warning it could harm Maryland's beaches and the Chesapeake Bay.

Hydraulic fracturing is not worth the risk to human health, the environment and the economy of Western Maryland

The Carroll County Forestry Board is accepting applications for the 2015 Natural Resources Careers Camp.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says it has documented the state's first known birth of five black bears in a single litter.

Three weeks into her new job, Patapsco Heritage Greenway Executive Director Mary Catherine Cochran has been keeping busy attending retreats, learning how to be an environmental steward of the park's natural resources and writing grant proposals for the group.

Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly separately passed measures Tuesday that mark the most aggressive action the legislature has taken to curb natural gas extraction in the state.

Legislation to temporarily ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas in Maryland is the prudent choice under the circumstances

Two bills that would restrict drilling for natural gas in Maryland advanced in both chambers of the General Assembly Friday, setting the stage for another round of debate on how far the state should go to allow a lucrative industry that concerns environmentalists.

Love Fellowship Christian Center's plan to build a church and related facilities on a site next to William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School in Abingdon received a major boost in the county approval process recently when a zoning hearing examiner ruled favorably on a setback variance for the project.

Three Tilghman Island waterman were charged with using illegal oyster harvesting equipment in Broad Creek, a tributary of the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Maryland Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski joined 10 other senators Monday in urging the Obama administration to drop its proposal to allow oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic coast.

Drilling for natural gas is not the bonanza that some in Western Maryland claim it will be

Lawmakers in Annapolis are wading once again into the heated debate over whether to allow "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, in Maryland.

The risks of fracking outweigh the potential benefits

Go slow on fracking

The opening of boating season at Liberty and Prettyboy reservoirs will be delayed indefinitely because of ice accumulation, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works announced last week. Plus other outdoors and recreation notes.

Sheets of ice up to a foot thick have crippled small boats, prevented night docking at the port of Baltimore and kept one Coast Guard cutter busy tending to stranded Chesapeake Bay islanders for more than a week straight amid this month's freeze, the worst in decades.

Watermen must abide by rules when fishing or face consequences

Hydraulic fracturing for natural gas could have a devastating effect on Western Maryland

On Friday, two men with a fondness for Maryland's Tilghman Island will gather for a hearing in a wood-paneled federal courtroom in downtown Baltimore. Seated at the bench will be Judge Richard D. Bennett, who has a painting of the Knapps Narrows channel in his conference room and speaks of his visits to the Eastern Shore community. Seated in front of him will be Michael D. Hayden, Jr., a fourth-generation islander who has been convicted in a rockfish poaching conspiracy.

Pollution from natural gas drilling in Western Maryland will harm rivers many miles downstream

Maryland officials are considering whether to revoke the license of a Tilghman Island waterman who recently entered federal prison for his role in a rockfish poaching scheme.

On insular Tilghman Island, many folks are outraged that William Lednum is in a federal prison. Not because of his crime: poaching rockfish in violation of state and federal law. No, they're upset that this fourth-generation islander and chief of the volunteer fire department will be serving a year and a day behind bars for pursuing his livelihood.

Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a pedestrian collision in Sykesville on Wednesday, which involved a Natural Resources Police vehicle.

There is another aspect of fracking that rarely gets discussed: There is a distinct and, to my mind, irreparable harm that is done to the cultural landscape of a place when fracking comes to town. Thousands of workers will come from all over, but not all of them will permanently relocate. Furthermore, transient workers tend not to value a place in the way that those who call that place "home" do. Work hard, play hard.

A large number of volunteers are needed for a variety of positions in this year's Annapolis Film Festival being held Thursday evening, March 26 to Sunday, March 29. Sponsors Maryland Departments of Natural Resources and the Environment are calling on all young photographers, poets, artists and producers in grades K through 12 to submit original creations inspired by Maryland's outdoors for the 2015 "Color Maryland Green" contest. Russett resident, Bill Berned, will be participating once again in

Education, the environment and election laws were the most popular concerns among Howard County residents who came to share their thoughts on state bills with the county's Annapolis delegation Wednesday night.

A task force examining the future of fueling stations in Howard County has recommended that new stations pass a needs assessment and adhere to a stricter set of health, safety and environmental guidelines before receiving approval, according to a report submitted to the County Council.

If Harford County and Aberdeen both want to say they're places where opportunity can be found, there's no real harm in it, but neither is there much benefit.

Wind energy makes sense, drilling for oil and threatening the health of coastal resort communities does not

By artificially keeping oil prices low, the Saudis get to deal a powerful blow to the energy revolution in the U.S. In exchange, Mr. Obama gets an unearned political windfall and can claim vindication for his ineffectual economic policies.