energy resources

Battling over territory, bald eagles increasingly seen entrapped in each other's talons

After nearly two years of developing a management plan, an organization with roots in both Howard and Baltimore counties, becomes the managing entity of a portion of the Patapsco River Valley.

Four Eastern Shore watermen were charged this month with taking oysters from protected waters and other environmental violations, Maryland Natural Resources Police said.

The Obama administration proposed Tuesday opening the waters off the Atlantic coast for oil and gas drilling for the first time in more than 30 years, drawing fire from environmentalists and many East Coast lawmakers about the potential for spills to harm the Chesapeake Bay and resorts like Ocean City. Industry officials, though, expressed disappointment more areas weren't being offered for exploration.

Sparing more of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil production is a welcome move and not a 'war' on Alaskans

Newly inaugurated Gov. Larry Hogan and his team have only a few weeks to review and take action on the previous administration's proposed "gold standard" rules governing oil and gas development in Western Maryland, or the regulations will go into effect. While Governor Hogan has every right to thoroughly review, modify or even pull back the draft regulations, his team should recognize and credit the exhaustive and productive work conducted by Governor O'Malley's Marcellus Shale Advisory

Garrett County residents should be extremely concerned about impact of natural gas drilling on tourism industry

Gov. Larry Hogan has lost a member of his cabinet, even before he could be nominated. Charles C.G. Evans Jr., whom Hogan had tapped to be secretary of natural resources, said Friday he has bowed out because he feared the rigors of managing the 1,300-employee department would take a toll on his health.

Rise of vacation homes has benefited Garrett County and rising agriculture costs should not be used to justify fracking

Automakers say fuel-sipping cars are a tough sell these days but a drop in gas prices doesn't justifying relaxing mileage standards

The Maryland Natural Resources police say the state's radar eyes on the Chesapeake Bay helped them catch a waterman Friday poaching oysters in Somerset County.

The traditional honey liqueur was flowing early Saturday afternoon, passed out in little cups and commemorative bottles, as Baltimore's Lithuanian community assembled to celebrate the centenary of the Lithuanian Hall.

One thing's certain about the Maryland General Assembly session that opens Wednesday: it will be dominated by a budget fight. Otherwise, the 435th session of the legislature is unpredictable.

As the polar vortex sent temperatures plunging below zero one year ago, the operators of the regional electrical grid were scrambling behind the scenes to keep the power on and came too close for comfort to a blackout.

Hard line on Russia is not necessarily the wisest course of action

Gov.-elect Larry Hogan named a former Democratic lawmaker from Southern Maryland as state health secretary Tuesday as he continued to fill key posts in his administration.

The chief of Maryland's Energy Administration, Abigail Ross Hopper, landed a new job Thursday, running the federal agency that oversees development of offshore oil and gas and wind energy.

A Tilghman Island fisherman was sentenced to a year in prison, and six months of home detention for illegally harvesting and selling tens of thousand of pounds of striped bass from the Chesapeake Bay.

Executives with Baltimore-based H&S Bakery announced Wednesday their purchase of a new fleet of cleaner-running, propane-fueled delivery trucks that they said would cut their emissions in half in Baltimore.

Executives with Baltimore-based H&S Bakery announced Wednesday their purchase of a new fleet of cleaner-running, propane-fueled delivery trucks that they said would cut their emissions in half in Baltimore.

With New York's governor banning hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in that state, environmental groups are calling on Maryland's lawmakers to follow suit.

Fracking will boost Maryland's economy

American Petroleum Institute: Stricter ozone standards would be disastrous for the economy.

Multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies come together each hunting season to ensure that hunters are following state and local regulations and being safe. Though Carroll County had an accidental shooting injury less than two weeks ago, such instances are rare throughout the state.

Larry Hogan beware: Your relationship with Peter Franchot can make or break you.

America's energy renaissance, driven by the shale energy boom, hasn't just strengthened our domestic economy, it has shifted the global energy market's balance of power in America's favor, and OPEC is struggling to react to this new reality.

The foxes that make Harford County their home could have competition for local prey in the form of coyotes, after a deer hunter spotted a suspected coyote in the woods in Street Saturday morning.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's announcement that the state will move forward with establishing regulations for hydraulic fracturing — fracking — in Maryland leaves behind a terrible legacy. He has secured his place in history as the one who opened up the state to the inherent risks of the practice, which involves horizontal drilling and the fracturing of underground rock with pressurized water and chemicals to release gas deposits, despite Marylanders' growing opposition to it.

An advisory commission studying how to drill safely for natural gas in western Maryland will take public comments Dec. 8 on its recommendations to proceed, but with strict oversight.

Latest state-sanctioned study approves of natural gas development in Western Maryland but risks to local economy are considerable

Maryland agencies have concluded that natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) can be accomplished without unacceptable risks, but only if a suite of best practices is required, monitoring and inspections are rigorous, and enforcement is ironclad. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released their conclusions yesterday in a draft report written in close consultation with the Marcellus Shale Safe

Capping more than three years of study, the O'Malley administration declared Tuesday that hydraulic fracturing for natural gas can be done safely in Western Maryland, but only after regulations are tightened to reduce air and water pollution and protect residents from well contamination, noise and other disruption associated with an anticipated drilling boom.

Keystone XL is an outdated technology for meeting tomorrow's needs

The Republicans are euphoric about their recent election victory and Democrats counter touting lower unemployment numbers under their leadership. However neither Congress nor the president will touch our actual problems: flawed debt and trade policies.

A 58-year-old man who had been missing for about two weeks was found dead in the Susquehanna River along the Havre de Grace waterfront Saturday.

A Maui getaway is a glaring examples of lawmakers getting cozy with the folks who are paid to influence them.

A Calvert County woman protesting construction of a liquefied natural gas plant near her home was arrested Monday at a staging area for the $3.8 billion project, according to the Calvert sheriff's department.

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners signed a letter on Thursday stating their intent to join Dorchester and Kent Counties in their efforts to persuade federal and state agencies to allow them to engage in oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay.

With Maryland's long campaign for governor now over, the unexpected election of Republican businessman Larry Hogan has given rise to an intense new campaign now just beginning: The jockeying among advocates and interest groups for attention, jobs and influence in a rare GOP administration.

If you were an outsider looking at voting results from the last five federal elections, you'd probably conclude that we are a fickle nation, unsure of what we want. And, with all the super-partisanship in Washington you'd think the country was almost completely dysfunctional. Well, we might be unhappy with Congress and disappointed in Obama, but we know what we want. I made a list of 10 things, for starters. It wasn't that hard.

In Anne Arundel County, Republican Steve Schuh and Democrat George F. Johnson IV are vying for the right to run Maryland's fifth-largest jurisdiction.

Maryland Natural Resources Police are looking for a person they said shot and killed a bald eagle in Pasadena last month, the state agency said on Friday.

State findings on adverse effects show why Maryland can't approve fracking on 'acceptable' terms

Department of Natural Resources officials said Sunday they have turned the investigation of a fire at hay barns in the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Elkton over to the State Fire Marshal's office.

Fracking's risks are manageable, so what's the holdup?