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The Army says a 1.8 million gallon overflow of partially treated sewage from a wastewater treatment plant serving Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area earlier this month had minimal effect on the environment.

Gov. Martin O'Malley signed legislation Thursday making Maryland one of a handful of states to extend anti-discrimination laws to protect transgender people.

What's next for Havre de Grace water and sewer rates? Will the city council raise them or perhaps find other ways to cut costs?

Embracing West Coast means leaving Laurel far behind

More than 2 million gallons of sewage flowed into Bush River in the Edgewood area of Harford County during and following Wednesday's torrential rainstorm, Aberdeen Proving Ground and Harford County officials said.

Maryland faces more heat waves and smog, heavier downpours and storm-driven flooding that could damage Baltimore's port, according to a new report released by the Obama administration.

The benefits of proposed wind farm are too modest, and the potential costs to Pax River too great, to veto moratorium

A Pioneer Green executive defends the company's Somerset County wind farm proposal.

Exelon's planned acquisition of Pepco Holdings and its Delmarva Power subsidiary, announced Wednesday, will give Exelon control of the electric power market in Harford and widen the company's position as the county's largest taxpayer.

A man working for a subcontractor was in serious condition Thursday morning after falling at least 10 feet into a concrete culvert at a Harford County's Sod Run Wastewater treatment plant in Perryman, county officials reported.

There' something suspicious about proposed wind farm with such rosy assumptions

Last summer, participating customers earned between $6 and $10 per Energy Savings Day.

Value of Somerset County project is greatly overstated

Carroll County school one of only two in Maryland to receive honor

Think sunshine — not just sweetness — when you see the Domino Sugars sign lighting up the Inner Harbor at night.

A new program to reduce manufacturers' energy costs focuses on companies making products here for a simple, weighty reason. Energy eats up big chunks of most manufacturers' budgets. Organizers see reducing that expense as one way to keep companies around in an era pockmarked by moves and shutdowns.

A theoretical inconvenience to Pax River radar testing should not trump a $200 million Eastern Shore wind power facility

UN panel's latest report makes clear that global warming can be addressed at a reasonable cost — but only if action is taken soon

As their review of the county executive's proposed fiscal year 2015 budget got under way Thursday, Harford County Council members criticized the Risk Management Office for requesting a 10 percent budget increase mostly to hire more security officers.

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. CEO Calvin Butler Jr. and the U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency Kathleen Hogan joined Towson University officials Thursday afternoon to mark the school's participation in the Department of Energy's Better Building Challenge and to present the school a $1.7 million rebate check from BGE for past efficiencies.

Members of the Harford County Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday night to upgrade a Bel Air-area road from private road status – where residents are responsible for all maintenance – to a county-maintained road.

Smart meters became the subject of discussion during the Jarrettsville/Norrisville Community Council meeting Wednesday night, but the discussion did not become as heated as its been in other areas of Harford County.

Members of the Joppa/Joppatowne Community Council – as well as audience members – peppered a BGE representative who spoke during their Monday evening meeting with multiple comments and questions about issues of concern, especially the utility's smart meters.

John Delaney claims to support natural gas but falls short on actual energy policies

Harford County Public Schools and BGE utility officials recently marked a four-year collaboration that has resulted in annual savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs through energy-efficiency projects in schools

The Cove Point LNG export plan must be stopped.

A researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park is leading an effort to build a robotic fish that responds to its environment automatically, using its own sensory system and without guidance from a human operator.

In a duel of sorts between two of Maryland's top Democrats, U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer came to Annapolis Tuesday to press for legislation opposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley that Southern Maryland officials insist is needed to protect their region's prized naval air base from an Eastern Shore wind energy project.

Latest United Nations report details more widespread dangers of climate change that governments and business are ill-prepared to address

Tya Courtney, who grew up in foster care, bought her first home through a program offered by Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake.

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Harford County presented the Green Star for the second quarter to Ron Davis, of Harford County Government's Department of Public Works, Division of Environmental Services