McHENRY — Garrett County officials say about 36,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a creek that flows into Deep Creek Lake. Officials imposed swimming and fishing restrictions in the north western end of Marsh Run Cove where the domestic wastewater ...

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An environmental advocacy group is crying foul over a report commissioned by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources that it says shows the state is readying regulations to allow hydraulic fracturing. State officials say there’s nothing to see here.

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The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program, an initiative of the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, said it awarded $3.8 million to 17 teams combining Maryland companies with university researchers to bring technology products closer to market.

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Results of Maryland’s 2012 Fall Oyster Survey show that oyster population and reproduction increased for the second consecutive year, and diseases, which decimated the oyster population in 2002, remained far below their long-term averages, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is reporting a 13 percent drop in the number of deer killed during the two-week firearm season. The agency said Friday that foul weather and an abundant acorn crop probably accounted for ...

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Days after Virginia announced it would begin surveying ocean floor in preparation for a potential offshore wind energy program, two Maryland agencies have partnered to accelerate environmental surveys necessary for the development of offshore wind.

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Baltimore Bill, a weather-wise blue crab touted by McCormick & Co.’s Old Bay Seasoning and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as Maryland’s answer to groundhog weather seer Punxsutawney Phil, has forecast an early winter for the Free State. On ...

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Daniel Thomas has been named chairman of the Advisory Board for the University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business Real Estate and Economic Development Program.

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BROWNSVILLE — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is draining a fishing pond in the Washington County community of Brownsville to prevent a dam failure. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that the earthen dam had eroded and was in danger ...

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The size of the Chesapeake Bay’s low-oxygen “dead zone” is down and this year’s dry weather is getting the credit. Samples taken last week found 11.8 percent of the bay had oxygen levels in the water too low to support ...

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