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Report says boosting still-anemic sales of electric vehicles could curb climate-altering pollution

Fracking is neither safe nor harmless to the environment

After 57 years in the same location on Courtland Street,

U.S. might try being honest about our economic interests in Middle East conflicts

Biodiesel producers told a congressional panel Wednesday that they're struggling to stay afloat in the wake of fraud cases uncovered in Baltimore and Texas, and a spokesman for petroleum refiners faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for slow response to a crisis he said has cost the industry $200 million so far.

Climate change points to need for alcohol-powered cars

Health officials call for more testing of hepatitis C in baby boomers

WBAL v. WTOP: Covering the recent storm on radio

Michael Phelps added a third event to his London lineup Thursday night, powering ahead in the final leg to win the 200-meter butterfly race at the Olympic swimming trials — and also, in a sense, to touch home.

Appeals court ruling will allow EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in a big win for climate change science and public health

Consumer uncertaintly has led to slowdown in store sales growth

A Bel Air elementary school student from Hickory, John Michael Kirk, 12, won the first ever Soap Box Derby held in Bel Air

Whatever you thought of the original "Dallas" on CBS, you have to admit it spoke to its times like few other pop culture artifacts of the 1980s.

The proposal to build a natural gas pipeline along an existing pipeline that traverses Harford County in the Fallston are has brought into sharp focus a key issue that bears a bit of reflection.

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People can't make informed investment decisions unless corporations disclose the financial risks they face from climate change

The demise of Sparrows Point was inevitable in a system in which U.S. workers can't hope to compete

W.R. Grace said Thursday that it will acquire the assets of Chinese manufacturer Noblestar Catalysts Co. Ltd.

How about a little respect for our neighbors to the north?

Memorial Day weekend's beach-bound should remember to pack the essentials — including a bicycle or two

For the second time since April, lawmakers will leave Annapolis without doing anything to address Maryland's unfunded transportation needs.

A top House Democrat says the cybersecurity bill protects innovation and privacy.

Maryland's efforts to restore waterways benefit all residents

Separate dolphin shows to be eliminated at Baltimore's national Aquarium in favor of continuous exhibition

95 work begins; fire consumes acres in abingdon

Constellation Energy Group's three Maryland coal-fired plants are to be sold by the end of the year.

Both environmentalists and the oil industry complain about the Obama administration's proposal to open much of Atlantic coast to offshore oil exploration at Annapolis hearing.

Robert Reich says Obama must take bold steps to help homeowners, stop oil speculators

If the United States can raise oil production, it can strain the OPEC cartel and restore market forces.

Efforts to analyze the potential impact of natural gas drilling in Western Md. suffered a major setback with the loss of a funding source

Increased U.S. production of oil and more imports from Canada will weaken OPEC, and that is in America's national interest.

Hearing in Annapolis on Atlantic offshore oil and gas exploration

Gas prices: U.S. market can't be separated from world market, where OPEC cartel makes the rules

According to AAA Mid-Atlantic the average price of gasoline hovers around $4 a gallon and it's hurting more people than just commuters. Three Arbutus florists weigh how to deal with the added expense without affecting business.

With gas prices hovering at about $4 a gallon, Catonsville florists have had to be creative to keep the costs low. Hilton Flower Shop and Blue Iris Flowers are dealing with gas prices that are 18 cents higher than at this point last year, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

PSC orders new plant in Waldorf

Maryland needs a constitutional amendment to allow a referendum on funding for roads and rails

Bay cleanup bills pass in Annapolis; offshore wind, 'fracking' bills fail

Today's youth are driving less and less but will car-oriented transportation policymakers ever catch up with the trend?

With time running out in Annapolis, Gov. Martin O'Malley should call for a special session to confront the state's neglected transportation finances

Harford County delegates and senators oppose income tax, gas increase in state budget

Maryland Republicans push Mitt Romney toward the GOP presidential nomination.

I am very proud to serve in the legislature and it has been my pleasure to represent the people of District 35A in the House of Delegates.

When will the public wake up to the risks posed by the Federal Reserve's easy money policy?

President Obama managed to double gas prices during his first term; will a second term bring us $8 a gallon?

Last year's version of Gov. Martin O'Malley's wind farm bill would have been a net plus for Maryland, but this year's version, with extensive new consumer protections, is a no-brainer.

President Obama's decision to allow a small pipeline segment doesn't erase his bungling of U.S. energy policy.