environmental politics

Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-going ships to burn cleaner fuel.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is awarding $400,000 to the Baltimore Development Corp. to evaluate potentially contaminated property in the city for cleanup and redevelopment.

The Coast Guard has finished its environmental cleanup under the federal government's 'Superfund' program.

Your holiday cookout is costing more, thanks to the high price of diverting corn to ethanol production

If Republicans won't allow an up-or-down vote on Tom Perez's confirmation as labor secretary, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should pursue the substantive filibuster reform he shied away from in January.

Robert Keller, who was The Evening Sun's first metropolitan editor and later served as executive director of the Greater Baltimore Committee, died Sunday from complications of Crohn's disease at Harbor Hospital. He was 71.

Fracking's risks have been great overstated by opponents

Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the ¿urban waters¿ initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they¿ve already pledged to help clean up and redevelop, including the Patapsco River.

NEPA prevented great harm to the Chesapeake Bay, but now some in Congress want to undermine it

The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it? The answer depends on whom you ask.

The weaker our efforts, the dirtier the water remains, and the longer we must wait for the windfall of the Bay's full recovery

Sentencing of local polluter raised awareness of environmental hazards

Something is killing the honey bees of Maryland. Close to 60 percent of the managed hives died last fall and over the winter--about twice the national average.

How many conservatives does it take to buy an energy-efficient light bulb?

Maryland officials say they are investigating groundwater contamination in the Severn area that has put eight homes on bottled water, apparently as a result of toxic waste dumping decades ago at a nearby factory.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman may have had her eye on the 2014 election when she vetoed the county council's stormwater fee bill, but someone needs to be the grown up in the room.

The supersized, reputedly shy Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is now considered fully recovered, according to federal wildlife officials.

Harford County Councilman Joe Woods said he would be fine taking the state to court over the stormwater management fee, which he has aggressively opposed.

Earth Day needs to be more than a fun celebration if we are to heal a damaged world

Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Baltimore churns out products for many brands, including HGTV

A much-amended version of the contentious stormwater fee bill was easily passed by the Harford County Council on Tuesday, with only Councilman Chad Shrodes voting against it.

The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers lost more than one-fifth of their underwater grasses last year, scientists reported Thursday, approaching low levels not seen since 1986 in a key indicator of the estuary's health. Scientists blamed the losses on an extended run of unfavorable weather, but acknowledged the declines demonstrated that the long-running bay cleanup campaign still has a long way to go.

It's been ridiculed by some as a "rain tax" and an example of government hitting taxpayers anywhere it can, but on Monday two more Maryland jurisdictions — Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties —

municipalities will most likely be eventually expected to contribute to the controversial stormwater management fee as well.

Former Md. health secretary calls for confirmation of Gina McCarthy to top environmental post

The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would put the Chesapeake Bay at risk, and only Sen. Ben Cardin has been willing to stand against it.

Not only is chemical and medical testing on animals cruel but it is often less effective than the alternatives.

Supporters and critics of legislation that would grant farmers a 10-year reprieve from new environmental regulations squared off before a House committee Tuesday, with much of the debate focused on the bill's prohibition on public disclosure about those granted the deferral.

Low sulfur gasoline may raise prices but that doesn't mean proposed EPA rules are not in consumers' best interest

The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules today that would slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, one of the most significant steps the administration can take this term toward cutting air pollution, people with knowledge of the announcement said.

A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

A bill moving through the General Assembly in Annapolis would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

Concerns about utility smart meters are frequently dismissed as tinfoil-hat paranoia. But it's not so easy to dismiss Jonathan Libber, which is why the people with concerns wanted him on their side.

A hearing for residents on the proposed stormwater remediation fee turned into a hearing largely for Harford County council members Tuesday night.