environmental issues

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As broadly conceived by Morgan State University President David Wilson, the Morgan Community Mile is reference to the neighborhoods that fall in a one-mile circumference around MSU and actually encompasses the 12.2 square miles surrounding the campus and the 141,000 residents that live there. The The thinking is that a university like Morgan has resources—faculty and students, if not money—that it can share with the community in a mutually beneficial way that also gives students some

The county council passed the new zoning map for District 5, including Towson, on Aug. 30, which maintains limists on high-density development.

By Rachael Pacella

Sep 6, 2016

After a 20-year high in boating deaths last year, Marylanders are on pace to bring the figure down to average.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Sep 5, 2016

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

Carroll County residents looking to dispose of hazardous household waste will have an opportunity to do so next month.

Exploring nature can touch students in ways that classroom instruction rarely does

Carroll County's Board of Commissioners took a preliminary look at possible legislative requests at its Thursday meeting.

A nonprofit organization, Preservation Maryland, will set-up a resource center for nine months to help businesses and residents preserve the historic character of old Ellicott City nearly one month after a major flood swept through the historic district.

By Fatimah Waseem

Aug 31, 2016

If you live in the City of Aberdeen and have noticed a different taste or odor to your water, don't be alarmed. City officials say it's perfectly safe to drink and use. The problem, which relates to the source and the weather, isn't a new one and typically crops up in the summer, city Public Works Director Kyle Torster said.

By Allan Vought

Aug 26, 2016

EpiPens needed by those with severe food allergies are getting expensive

By Meredith Cohn

Aug 19, 2016

A committee formed to look at advisories from the Department of Justice is on its way, with most subcommittees having met.

State legislators, architects, donors and board members of the Enoch Pratt Free Library filled the lobby of the central library Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking of its renovation and restoration project.

Whenever there has been a break in recent rains, the lawns of Carroll County come alive with the sound of mowers, some of whose operators mow or blow grass clippings onto streets, roads and sidewalks. The practice violates a county ordinance.

Asthma-related hospitalizations increase significantly during severe heat and rainstorms, which are predicted to worsen as the Earth warms from climate change, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

By Carrie Wells

May 14, 2016

In a 4-1 vote on Thursday night, the Planning Board rejected the administration's plan to open up for development 2,181 acres of land set aside for agricultural conservation. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman seeks to amend the county's current map, which he says strips some farmers of their development rights by robbing them what should be a voluntary choice to enter land into the agriculture preservation program that significantly devalues farmers' land.

By Fatimah Waseem

Apr 8, 2016

Sparrows Point Terminal, the Hanover-based firm that owns the site of the former steel mill, has changed its name to Tradepoint Atlantic, a move the company hopes will enhance its global appeal but that evokes feelings of loss.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Jan 13, 2016

The developers of the old steel mill at Sparrows Point have rebranded their project as "Tradepoint Atlantic" in hopes of appealing to international companies.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 12, 2016

Two of Maryland's leading science and technology institutions are joining forces to invest $1.6 million in manpower and resources to enhance learning at a south Baltimore school.

Tyler Mains, a fourth-year medical student at Johns Hopkins and MERIT's executive director, was recognized by the Ravens during their game against the St. Louis Rams on Nov. 22. For being selected, Mains and MERIT received a $3,500 grant. MERIT, which stands for Medical Education Resources Initiative for Teens, is a program offered to sophomores in city high schools that provides weekly Saturday courses, medical student mentorships and paid summer internships.

By Edward Lee

Jan 3, 2016

Sarah's Hope, a shelter in Sandtown-Winchester provides, private rooms for intact family after a $8 million renovation that doubled capacity at the city's largest shelter for men, women and children.

By Yvonne Wenger

Oct 8, 2015

State lawmakers gave their reluctant approval Friday to a watered-down plan by the Hogan administration to curb smog-forming air pollution from Maryland's coal-fired power plants.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

May 1, 2015

University of Maryland study finds emissions linked to the controversial drilling technique commonly called fracking" in the air in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., far from the nearest natural gas well.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Apr 30, 2015

The Sierra Club is taking legal action against the state for not enforcing new air quality rules for power plants.

By Luke Broadwater

Apr 22, 2015

Rain tax or no, reducing harmful stormwater runoff begins at home

Larry Hogan only counts as an environmental governor for those who don't breathe.

Gov. Larry Hogan is backing away from his predecessor's attempt to make coal-fired power plants install costly new pollution controls, switch to cleaner-burning fuel or shut down.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Apr 17, 2015

Gov. Larry Hogan is backing away from his predecessor's attempt to make coal-fired power plants install costly new pollution controls, switch to cleaner-burning fuel or shut down.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Apr 17, 2015

To the surprise of many, Hogan proved he isn't the bay boogeyman environmentalists had feared

We've all stepped in it and seen it on our lawns, in parks and in public places. Dog feces is more than just a smelly nuisance; it is actually a health and environmental hazard.

A Pepco Holdings merger with Exelon is a good deal and is in the best interest of residents of the state of Maryland. It has the potential to make Maryland a national leader in the development of microgrids, energy efficiency, distributed energy — including renewables — and other technology that will be the backbone of the grid of the future and a strong incentive for businesses to locate here.

The former owner of the Sparrows Point steel mill and its demolition contractor have been hit with more than $3 million in penalties for pollution violations during the tear-down of the old mill buildings.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 6, 2015

Ongoing renovations to better connect BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport's concourses have uncovered asbestos and mold, and airport officials expect more could be found in the future.

By Kevin Rector

Apr 6, 2015

Fracking's false promise

Environmental and health groups have launched a television ad blitz Thursday calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to release an air pollution regulation that he blocked when he took office.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Apr 2, 2015

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

Maryland's governor overstates his environmental accomplishments by something roughly the size of the Chesapeake Bay

Important legislation is now pending in the Maryland General Assembly that would establish new goals for renewable energy. The legislation would increase our Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), or the percentage of Maryland's energy that comes from renewable sources, from the current standard of 20 percent by 2022 to 25 percent by 2020, and would encourage further increases by 2025.

Gov. Larry Hogan's willingness to embrace tougher rules on the use of poultry manure is a victory not only for the Chesapeake Bay but for his administration

What do vagina, condom, gun and climate change have in common? They are on the GOP list of words not to say.

Maryland Secretary of the Environment Benjamin H. Grumbles visited Hickory Elementary School Wednesday as part of the observance of National Groundwater Awareness Week, March 8 to 14.

A House committee is scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would impose an air pollution regulation that Gov. Larry Hogan withdrew when he took office.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Mar 12, 2015

Millions of Chinese speakers around the world watched "Under the Dome," the 104-minute documentary about China's air pollution situation before it was removed by the government. In China, demanding accountability is never OK, even when the topic is as widely known and severe as air pollution.

Latest snowstorm to hit the East Coast reinforces, rather than disproves, man-made climate change

Legislators should put the O'Malley phosphorous regulations into law.

A month after blocking hotly disputed environmental regulations drawn up by his predecessor, Gov. Larry Hogan announced he is putting out his own rules to curb Chesapeake Bay pollution from farms – including an immediate ban on spreading poultry manure on Eastern Shore fields where the water-quality threat is greatest.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Feb 23, 2015

A string of illicit chemical discharges from the business community in Carroll County has prompted the county to increase its efforts to inform the public of the damage such chemicals can cause to Carroll's waterways and the Chesapeake Bay.

A troubled trash-burning power plant project in South Baltimore has hit a major new snag, as a regional government group has backed away from its pledge to buy electricity from the controversial facility.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Feb 22, 2015