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Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads toward the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering on Jan. 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Jan 5, 2026

Ousted Venezuelan President Maduro pleads not guilty to narcotics charges in NY

Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to narcotics charges after President Donald Trump's stunning capture of him.

Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain speaks alongside Gov. Wes Moore, left, and Maryland Energy Administration Director Paul Pinsky at a news conference Feb. 16, 2024. (Jack Hogan/The Daily Record)
Dec 29, 2025

Judge orders consent decree to resolve Frederick oil spill

A Frederick County judge entered a consent decree to finish environmental remediation after a 2021 diesel oil spill.

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Oct 3, 2025

Maryland’s trial courts got it right on climate lawsuits

When the Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments next week, our state will be at the epicenter of a national litigation campaign over climate change. This litigation campaign, though, has nothing […]

A train transports freight on a common carrier line near Price, Utah, on July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
May 29, 2025

Supreme Court scales back key environmental law in ruling that could speed development projects

The Supreme Court backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah, endorsing a limited interpretation of a key environmental law.

Pumpjacks operating at the Kern River Oil Field are seen in Bakersfield, California, on Jan. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
May 12, 2025

MD among states suing over Trump move to fast-track oil and gas projects

A coalition of 15 states, including Maryland, is suing over President Donald Trump's efforts to fast-track energy-related projects.

Exxon-Annual Meeting
Aug 4, 2023

Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit returns to city court after long jurisdictional fight

A multimillion-dollar lawsuit that accuses oil companies of misleading the public about fossil fuels' effects on the climate is back in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

Biden Guns
Oct 19, 2022

Biden to release 15M barrels from oil reserve, more possible

President Joe Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve, and he will say more drawdowns are possible this winter.

President Joe Biden speaks about the latest round of mass shootings, from the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 2, 2022. Biden is attempting to increase pressure on Congress to pass stricter gun limits after such efforts failed following past outbreaks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Oct 18, 2022

Biden looks to increase oil supplies ahead of midterm voting

Joe Biden — a president who wants to move past fossil fuels — is rushing to increase oil supplies ahead of next month's midterm elections.

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Oct 6, 2022

How will OPEC cuts affect oil prices, inflation?

Here is what to know about the OPEC+ decision and what it could mean for the economy and the oil price cap.

Supreme Court Juvenile Life in Prison
Sep 19, 2022

Baltimore’s climate change suit against Big Oil heads to Supreme Court again

Baltimore’s multimillion-dollar climate change lawsuit against the oil industry will head to the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time.

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Aug 18, 2022

Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: oil and gas industry

The climate measure President Joe Biden signed bypasses the administration's concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities.

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyoming. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
May 6, 2022

Big Oil Seeks full 4th Circuit review in Baltimore’s climate change suit

Oil companies urged a full federal appeals court to hear its argument that Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit belongs in federal rather than state court.