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Maryland could soon have nowhere to put its trash. Two of the state’s incinerators may close in the next several years, following years of…

Rebranding

As the Washington, D.C., region’s water and sewer utility prepares to spend nearly $900,000 to change its name and logo, a Maryland lawmaker is…

By Abigail Constantino A Cambridge man’s catch broke a 34-year-old state fishing record after reeling in a 72.8-pound mahi mahi off the coast of…

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the water utility in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, plans to spend nearly $900,000 changing its name and logo….

Twenty-two Democratic state attorneys general, including Maryland’s Brian E. Frosh (D), are pressing Congress to pass legislation that would aid states in addressing the…

By Kate Ryan The condition of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay is an indicator of the health of the bay, and that’s why…

Wind Farm

A Danish firm announced that the power-generating wind turbines it will place off the coast of Ocean City will be assembled at the Baltimore County site that…

By Neal Augenstein One week after confusion when emergency sirens didn’t sound in historic and oft-flooded Ellicott City during National Weather Service flash flood…

As if two days of torrential rains this week weren’t reminder enough, a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggests…

By Kristin Danley-Greiner A volunteer botanist has discovered a new carnivorous plant species taking root in Maryland. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and…