Category: Environment
A building moratorium in some Baltimore suburbs due to sewage overflows
A portion of Baltimore’s suburbs, including a shopping complex and business district near the...
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Maryland’s main energy producer is nuclear and growing — but concerns about nuclear energy remain
By AAMALY HOSSAIN Capital News Service LUSBY, Md. — Steam drifts above two steel-lined concrete...
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As data centers multiply, Maryland’s power grid struggles to keep up
By OLIVIA BORGULA Capital News Service A few blocks away from Lexington Market in Baltimore,...
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Cows provide both milk and power at this Cecil County farm
By MARA K. BELL Capital News Service The farm that Alice and Caleb Crothers inherited in 2015 was,...
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Turning poop to power in the DC burbs
By Anastasia Merkulova Capital News Service Just by flushing their toilets, almost 2 million...
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Rewards for nutrient efficiency on Md. farms help reduce Bay pollution
By Karl Blankenship Chesapeake Bay Journal For decades, efforts to clean the Chesapeake Bay have...
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As coastal woodlands die to saltwater and turn into ghost forests, scientists study the causes and the pace
By Jeremy Cox Bay Journal It’s safe to say that Tree No. 160 won’t be standing for much longer....
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Maryland to focus restoration efforts on five watersheds, but funding is in doubt
Maryland is targeting five of its ailing watersheds for a concentrated push to restore them — but...
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Maryland clean energy effort leaves door open for natural gas
Environmental advocates are fighting an energy bill that Democratic leaders say will lower utility bills and further the state’s clean energy initiative.
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Will a cleaner Bay mean more fish and crabs? It’s complicated
By Karl Blankenship For decades, Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts have been driven by a simple...
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Last major dam on Patapsco River targeted for removal
By Jeremy Cox Bay Journal Three dams have been dismantled on the main portion of the Patapsco...
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First baby eagles hatch on reborn Chesapeake island
By Jeremy Cox Bay Journal Some eagle-eyed wildlife biologists have made a surprising discovery at...
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