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Political experts say Democrat Douglas Gansler should have begun months ago to deliver a clear message to voters.

A man and woman have been charged with child abuse after Natural Resources Police officers found them living with their two boys in squalid conditions aboard a sailboat in the Magothy River.

More than 500 people rallied Thursday in Baltimore against plans to export liquefied natural gas from a southern Maryland facility, chanting and carrying signs past the office tower where state regulators were considering one aspect of that proposal.

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler released details Wednesday night of his proposal to cut Maryland's corporate income tax to Virginia levels

LNG export is bad for the economy, environment.

Residents spoke out against a bill that would make a bundle of changes to Harford County's zoning code, saying it would encourage developers to build more.

Proposed liquefied natural gas terminal — and the fracking it will generate — are a cause for concern

The Senate delayed a vote Friday to confirm Gov. Martin O¿Malley¿s natural resources secretary after the head of the Maryland Watermen¿s Association accused acting Secretary Joseph P. Gill of threatening his members¿ livelihood.

As a second blast of cold to hit the region this month lingers, ice is collecting on local bays, rivers and canals as it hasn't since perhaps the 1990s, crimping seafood harvests, jacking up energy bills for marinas and prompting warnings for daredevils in ice skates.

The way Dominion sees it, exporting liquefied natural gas from its southern Maryland complex that now imports the fuel wouldn't be that big of a shift. But the project at Cove Point strikes opponents as a sea change. Now those fighting the proposal on environmental grounds are joining forces with some Calvert County residents worried about hazards from LNG, which in rare occasions has caused deadly fires or explosions.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact could result in more environmental degradation, job loss, and more dangerous fracking affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, from the quality of our water to the quality of our jobs. And yet it has been negotiated with a lack of transparency that is a clear affront to the principles of our democracy.

Four Maryland men were charged with power dredging for oysters in a sanctuary on Tilghman Island, the state's Department of Natural Resources said Friday.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed state budget would be balanced in part with funds shifted from programs meant to buy parkland and protect farmland from development. Conservationists say the move short-changes land preservation, which they note has been a priority of the O'Malley administration.

Environmentalists concerned about shale gas drilling in Maryland returned to Annapolis Wednesday to try again for a legislative moratorium on "fracking," as the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing is called.

Two Middle River men were charged Monday with overfishing striped bass from the Patapsco River, according to the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Natural gas pipeline is not the responsible nor most cost-effective solution to Maryland's energy needs

Environmental activists warn that construction of a 21-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Baltimore and Harford counties could affect the region's drinking-water system, as the $180 million project would cut across more than three dozen streams that feed into Loch Raven Reservoir.

Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating the killing of two bald eagles in Montgomery County over the past week.

The weeks leading to the holidays tend to be the most active for oyster poachers in the Chesapeake Bay, but the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and State Police were hoping in recent days that new technology and harsher penalties would help them crack down on illegal oyster harvesting.

New charges for BGE reliability initiatives and a possible surcharge to help fund an off-shore wind farm are prudent hedges against an uncertain energy future.

Maryland state parks are offering 24 guided walks on New Year's Day as part of the third-annual national First Day Hike program presented by America's State Parks and the American Hiking Society.

Environmental Impact Statement should be required of proposed LNG export terminal

Drivers in the Bel Air area, especially Route 1 in the area of Belair Bypass, may run into some construction work in the coming year.

A flatbed truck pulled away from the port of Baltimore last week carrying uranium once packed into nuclear warheads aimed at the United States.

Maryland is experiencing what may prove to be a once-in-a-lifetime explosion of snowy owls, a captivating bird of prey normally found in the Arctic.

The controversy over exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay has become an issue in the race for Maryland's State House, at least among the Democratic candidates for governor.Saying the environmental costs are too high, Montgomery County Del. Heather Mizeur announced Friday that she opposes a bid by Dominion, a Virginia-based energy company, to export LNG through a terminal it owns at Cove Point in Calvert County.

Bel Air town officials expect to propose an increase in residential and commercial sewer rates in order to reflect changes in the bulk rate Harford County charges the town to treat its sewage.

Environment impact statement needed for Cove Point LNG project

Advocates for Oregon Ridge Park warn construction of a gas pipeline planned to cut through Baltimore County's largest park will destroy acres of forest and could disrupt wildlife and pollute a popular swimming lake.

Plan to build liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point poses major problems

Layering on another environmental impact statement to the Cove Point LNG export proposal — potentially adding significant delays and expense so soon after another impact statement has been completed — is like asking a driver to begin with a learner's permit every time the license is renewed.

A full-fledged Environmental Impact Statement ought to be required for the proposed Cove Point LNG export terminal

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a second natural gas-fired facility to generate electricity in Cecil County.

Columbia Gas Transmission said Monday that it expects to begin work on a 21-mile pipeline through Baltimore and Harford counties next year after winning federal approval for the $180 million project, one that drew heated opposition from neighbors.

Liquid natural gas exports are key to America's future

Liquefied natural gas exporting would be good for Maryland's economy and the environment.

John Page Williams, senior naturalist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, was proclaimed "Admiral of the Bay" by Gov. Martin O'Malley in recognition of Wliliams' 40-year career teaching and writing about the bay.

Virginia-based Dominion Resources wants to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the Chesapeake Bay via a facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. This project would not only damage our state's environment, it is also part of an unwise potential national shift toward exporting natural gas, which threatens the economy and jeopardizes our country's goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gas pollution.

Aberdeen native, Nat Kreamer, 37, was honored at the White House alongside 11 other U.S. veterans for advancing the areas of clean energy and climate security on Tuesday morning.