A powerful natural gas explosion badly damaged a Maryland office complex and shopping center Sunday morning, ripping away part of the facade and exposing twisted metal, authorities said.

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A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge has ordered the Maryland Department of the Environment to revise a permit it issued for a 21-mile natural gas pipeline that would run into Harford County. Judge Justin J. King ruled last week it was "impossible" for him to determine whether the permit complies with water quality regulations because it lacks specifics and that MDE did not give enough time for public notice and comment.

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The Garrett County Commissioners say they want an objective study of the potential economic impact of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in western Maryland.

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A measure under consideration by state lawmakers would hold natural gas drilling companies liable for damages in Maryland.

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Health officials and environmental advocates in Maryland are asking for a temporary stop to fracking plans.

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Handing environmentalists a breakthrough victory, New York plans to prohibit fracking for natural gas because of what regulators say are its unexplored health risks and dubious economic benefits.

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A western Maryland county is seeking more information on the local impact of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.

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Competitive Power Ventures, of Rockville, an energy company, along with Japanese partners Marubeni and Toyota Tsusho, broke ground Tuesday on a power plant in Waldorf. The $775 million, 725-megawatt CPV St. Charles Energy Center will run on natural gas. CPV ...

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The recommendations of a task force charged with weighing the benefits and costs of hydraulic fracturing in Maryland appear to be sound ones.

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Dominion Energy received federal approval late Monday to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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