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Va. officials say bay oyster poaching is epidemic
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia officials say oyster poaching has become epidemic in the Chesapeake Bay. Last year, the Virginia Marine Police logged 240 violations for illegal oyster harvesting. Some were […]
Bald eagles focus of Eastern Shore wind farm dispute
WESTOVER — A proposed wind farm on Maryland‘s Eastern Shore could kill up to 20 bald eagles a year, according to federal regulators who have asked the developer to take […]
Windbreaker: Senate blocks amendments to bill
The Senate gave preliminary approval on Thursday to legislation that would subsidize the development of energy-producing wind turbines at least 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City, moving the last of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s signature environmental initiatives to the brink of passage.
Md. hosts stormwater runoff meeting for officials
ANNAPOLIS — Top Maryland officials led by Gov. Martin O’Malley hosted county and local officials at a meeting in Annapolis dedicated to stormwater runoff, a key Chesapeake Bay pollutant with […]
In 2013, stink bugs not as invasive in Maryland
URBANA — About 130 farmers welcomed the prediction that the brown mamorated stink bug population will not be as invasive this year as it was in 2011. New generations of […]
Appeal: Potomac pollution should meet Md. criteria
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A watershed-protection group wants the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board to overturn a Potomac River pollution permit for a federal complex in Shepherdstown and instead impose Maryland‘s […]
Montgomer Co. given stormwater management funds
The Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund has awarded the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection a $19.8 million grant to construct and carry out stormwater management projects in the Anacostia River and Rock Creek watersheds.
Settlement with Md., 11 other states binds power company to stop burning coal
WASHINGTON — One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants and make deeper pollution cuts at more than a dozen others […]
Marriott helps ‘Clean the World’
Marriott International Inc., of Bethesda, the largest publicly traded U.S. hotel chain, has become an official hotel partner of Clean the World, an Orlando, Fla.-based nonprofit that collects, recycles and distributes discarded soaps and other hygiene amenities to communities in need.
Stevensville-based PRS Guitars joins Brazil ecology effort
Paul Reed Smith Guitars, of Stevensville, a manufacturer of high-quality electric and acoustic guitars and guitar amplifiers, said it is partnering with the Monte Pascoal Pau Brasil Ecological Corridor project.
Push to add ATV trails in western Md.
CUMBERLAND — An Allegany County official says a private developer wants to expand the number of off-road vehicle trails on state land in western Maryland. County Commissioner William Valentine told […]
Entire Econo Lodge chain to go ‘green’
Econo Lodge hotels, franchised by Silver Spring-based Choice Hotels International Inc., announced it will be the first national economy hotel chain to promote “green” practices across an entire lodging portfolio.
