LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is holding its first food recovery summit. The event in Linthicum Heights on Wednesday will bring together representatives from local, state and federal governments as well as nonprofits, the retail food industry, local ...

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Maryland will seek billions of dollars in penalties from automaker Volkswagen AG for using “defeat devices” to conceal illegal amounts of emissions produced by thousands of vehicles purported to have “clean diesel” technology, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Tuesday. ...

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The Maryland Department of the Environment says it will hold three public meetings this month to discuss proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. The agency said in a statement Thursday evening that the first meeting ...

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CUMBERLAND, Md. — Repair of a landslide that has kept Western Maryland Scenic Railroad excursions from reaching their Frostburg destination is expected to be completed by Aug. 1. The landslide discovered during routine track inspection in late February was the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of the Environment says Verso Corp. will pay a $10,000 settlement for two chemical spills that tainted the Potomac River last fall. Agency spokesman Jay Apperson said Thursday the amount is the same as a ...

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Maryland’s top court received a tutorial Thursday in stormwater runoff as it considered a claim by environmentalists’ that a state agency’s pollution-prevention permit for Montgomery County was unlawfully vague.

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HAGERSTOWN — More Potomac River communities announced steps to protect their drinking water Tuesday even as environmental regulators gave fresh assurances that last week’s chemical spill at a western Maryland paper mill poses no health threat. The Maryland Department of ...

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The Maryland Department of the Environment says it’s sending out 87,000 letters to landlords who haven’t registered their rental units under a law meant to reduce childhood lead poisoning. The agency said Thursday the rule applies to rental units built ...

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Maryland’s top court will dive into a long-running challenge to state stormwater-runoff regulations from environmentalists who claim the state permit governing Montgomery County is ill-defined, in violation of Maryland law.

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The new head of the Maryland Department of the Environment is promising better relations with businesses in the state but said environmental groups need not be worried he will be a rubber stamp. Ben Grumbles, Gov. Larry Hogan’s choice to ...

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