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Key Bridge litigation is hard to keep track of. Here’s a guide before civil trial.
Litigation over the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is just ramping up. Here's what to know ahead of a civil trial.
MD officials vote to expand park registration program
The Maryland Board of Public Works is allowing the Maryland Park Service to move forward with its plan to expand an online registration system for state parks and shooting ranges.
Blue crabs show ‘promising bump’ in Chesapeake Bay, but vigilance urged
Blue crab populations in Maryland and Virginia are seeing a significant increase, a Chesapeake Bay survey shows.
Most of US covered by drought, with MD and DC among worst affected
Large swaths of the U.S., including Maryland and Washington, D.C., are in desperate need of soaking rainfall as drought continues to deepen.
MD joins lawsuit against EPA over rules on airborne ‘fine particulate matter’
Maryland and 13 other jurisdictions sued the EPA for its failure to meet a deadline to determine which parts of the country are in compliance with a 2024 standard for “fine particulate matter.”
MD, DOJ both sue DC Water over Potomac River sewage leak
The Justice Department and Maryland's attorney general each sued D.C. and its water and sewage authority over the leak of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River.
Supreme Court hands win to Chevron, Big Oil in environmental damage case
The Supreme Court sided with Chevron, ruling that it can fight an environmental damage lawsuit in federal court — a decision that could affect the outcomes of nearly a dozen other lawsuits.
Federal judge rejects Trump administration bid to block Hawaii climate lawsuit
A federal judge dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to stop Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies in state court over climate change.
Potomac River tops list of country’s most endangered rivers
The Potomac River tops the list of most endangered rivers in the country, according to a report that cites the impacts of a recent sewage spill and data centers in the region.
Harford is first in MD to operate state-certified PFAS testing lab
Harford is the first county in Maryland to operate its own lab certified by the Maryland Department of the Environment to test for PFAS.
Catastrophic Potomac River sewage spill in MD followed years of delay on repairs, review finds
The D.C.-area utility responsible for a massive sewer line that failed catastrophically had planned to reinforce the aging section years ago but repeatedly delayed construction, an investigation found.
Federal judge upholds MD regulation phasing out gas appliances
A federal judge upheld a Maryland state regulation on large buildings that seeks to phase out gas appliances and reach net-zero emissions by 2040.
