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Maryland's iconic State House dome and grounds blanketed in newly fallen snow.

Maryland Department of the Environment gets its first assistant secretary for environmental justice.

Deficiencies in the agriculture and stormwater sectors could derail the progress of even those states that have made major strides in stemming pollution.

The Clean Water Act of 1972 pushed for nationwide change to pollutants discharged into America’s waters, cleaning up various watersheds and tightening other environmental…

Bay

As the 2025 federal deadline approaches for cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay, pressure on Pennsylvania has been growing.

Dr. Kandis Boyd will be the first person of color to hold a leadership position on government Chesapeake Bay policy.

More projects to clean up the Chesapeake Bay are expected to get underway after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday the first…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of Maryland School of Public Health $100,000 to expand its environmental justice map and screening…

Former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III is a veteran of local government and he’s got ideas on how the state should partner to help counties and municipalities address the risks posed by climate change.

The Biden administration has turned to an experienced Maryland policy and political hand to fill a key environmental position. The White House announced Tuesday…