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It was fascinating to watch members of Congress question EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy during a congressional hearing about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Republican members of Congress said that they were shocked that the EPA was unable to force the state of Michigan to respond appropriately to lead in Flint's water supply while children were poisoned for over a year.

The Environmental Protection Agency increased limits on smog-forming air pollution Thursday, saying the move is needed to protect the health of millions of children and others with respiratory problems.

New carbon limits are likely to cost jobs, raise electricity prices and do little to global temperatures, says Cal Thomas.

Leaders of the multi-state Chesapeake Bay restoration effort acknowledged Thursday that the pollution cleanup pace is lagging and vowed to catch up, though they offered no specifics.

The Obama administration announced Wednesday a long-anticipated move to tighten limits on smog-forming pollution, declaring that despite improvements in air quality in Maryland and nationwide, millions of vulnerable adults and children risk illness and even premature death from inhaling currently acceptable levels.

Government officials involved in the multistate Chesapeake Bay cleanup pledged Monday to broaden and accelerate the long-running effort, including a vow to address the impacts of climate change on the ailing estuary.

There are many other benefits to Marylanders from reducing our dependence on coal-fired power plants that we need to fully understand so that we can enthusiastically support new measures to reduce carbon emissions and speed up their adoption.

Only a few of the leaders of the long-running Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort are expected to show up in Washington Thursday for an annual review of how it's going, 30 years on.

EPA rules governing carbon emissions from new power plants give U.S. a chance to make real progress on global warming

A deal to avoid the 'nuclear option' and secure Senate votes for President Barack Obama's nominees is welcome, but the filibuster still needs reform.

Senate leaders struck a deal Tuesday to avoid a showdown over the use of filibusters, ending a political drama and clearing the way for Marylander Thomas E. Perez to win confirmation as head of the Labor Department.

Thomas E. Perez, the Marylander nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, is set to face a critical vote in the Senate this week that puts his confirmation in the middle of a blistering battle over the use of the filibuster.

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.

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

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