The Maryland Public Service Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved the construction of 24 energy-producing wind turbines in Frostburg.

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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 steps to cut those numbers in a move that could ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — An energy company developing the nation’s first offshore wind project is among the growing number of companies expressing interest in the federally designated wind-development area 27 miles off Virginia’s coast. Energy Management Inc., developer of the Cape ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley plans to testify before a state Senate committee about a key part of his environmental agenda, an offshore wind energy bill that the panel has twice failed to pass. The governor is scheduled to ...

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OAKLAND — A Garrett County permitting official says most of a proposed wind farm on Fourmile Ridge lies in areas designated as sensitive by the state. Permit and Inspections Division Chief Jim Torrington says 75 percent of the proposed wind ...

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Businesses would see their monthly electricity bill increase by 1.5 percent or less under offshore wind energy legislation presented by Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday.

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State lawmakers return to Annapolis today for the start of the 433rd session of the General Assembly, and already the fight over transportation funding is setting up to be fierce.

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With the General Assembly's regular session set to begin Wednesday, Daily Record web editor Danny Jacobs, columnist C. Fraser Smith and State House reporter Alexander Pyles discuss the issues that will be debated over the next 90 days in Annapolis.

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A few government and politics headlines to start Thursday.

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The Board of Public Works on Wednesday unanimously approved a contract that will allow the state to survey land ten miles off the coast of Ocean City for use as an offshore wind farm.

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