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Update: Friends of Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
The Chestertown Spy - Maryland
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July 7, 2025
Our advocacy efforts to protect Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in the face of ongoing staffing and budget cuts have brought a strong and unified response from local government officials, business associations and grassroots groups. The...
St. Mary’s College Of Maryland Names Matthew Ennis Officer Of The Year
The Bay Net - Maryland
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July 7, 2025
ST. MARY’S CITY, Md. – The Office of Public Safety announced that Special Police Officer (SPO) Matthew Ennis has been selected St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Officer of the Year. The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, the Department of Aging &...
How a DC Couple Built a Sustainable House On a Budget
Washingtonian
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July 7, 2025
For a young couple on a budget, buying a first home together, especially in a desirable neighborhood, can rival the search for Bigfoot: an impossible quest for a mythical object. Jack Becker and his now wife, Maddie Hoagland-Hanson, had the added...
Maryland’s Bald Eagle Success Story
The Lexington Park Leader - Maryland
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July 4, 2025
Posted by Lexi Leader on Friday, July 4, 2025 · Leave a Comment The Chesapeake Bay is now home to one of the largest populations of bald eagles in the US. Here, two eagles rest after eating a fish. (Photo by Bill Mish, submitted for the 2024...
Baltimore leaders call for end to BGE's multi-year rate hikes, pipeline program
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Baltimore leaders rallied Thursday to call for an end to Baltimore Gas and Electric's (BGE) rate hikes and pipeline program. During the rally, Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen joined labor union leaders and advocates to deliver...
Baltimore City Council President Cohen confronts BGE over multi-year rate hikes
WBAL - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen confronted Baltimore Gas and Electric over recent utility rate increases, arguing that those costs are being passed on unnecessarily to consumers. Cohen and community advocates held a press conference...
Maryland CAFO permit expires
Delmarva Farmer - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s poultry industry is concerned about possible construction delays and uncertainty as the state’s General Discharge Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations expires this month with no clear replacement in place....
New York man’s body found after going missing in Maryland reservoir
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 6, 2025
Click here for updates on this story PIKESVILLE, Maryland (WJZ) — A New York man who went missing on Thursday, July 3, while swimming with friends in a Maryland reservoir was recovered on Saturday afternoon. After a massive search and rescue...
Wildlife rescuers scramble to save creatures after massive oil disaster in US city harbor: 'All-hands-on-deck effort'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
"We want to make sure the turtles survive." by Craig GerardJuly 3, 2025 There is no shortage of environmental disasters to fret over. But in the wake of such mishaps, there are organizations that race to help, often preventing things from...
Smith Island residents try to save Chesapeake Bay home amid climate change
CBS News
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This is an updated version of a story first published on Dec. 1, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Smith Island doesn't sit in the middle of Chesapeake Bay, so much as it bobs there. Time marches on while the land recedes, turning to...
Maryland Gamers Embracing Mobile Casino Apps for On-the-Go Play
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
Mobile casino apps are rapidly becoming the new must-have for anyone who enjoys casino games but would prefer to stay home. Whether biding your time before a meeting in Rockville, or relaxing after a golden day at the Ocean City Boardwalk, these...
Texas floods reveal limitations of disaster forecasting under climate crisis
The Guardian
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July 6, 2025
The ongoing challenges of forecasting extreme weather during the era of the climate crisis have been brought to the fore again amid catastrophic flash flooding in the “hill country” region of Texas. As of early Sunday, hundreds of rescuers are...
Peeling back the curtain on climate lawsuits
Newton County Times - Arkansas
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By PETER ROFF Under Joe Biden, filing lawsuits against energy producers and accusing them of harming the environment was cool. Under Donald J. Trump’s America First energy policy, not so much. The “David vs. Goliath” narrative has collapsed on the...
Maryland Coastal Bays Program announces new 10-year comprehensive plan to protect local bays
47 ABC - WMDT - Maryland
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July 2, 2025
DELAMRVA. – The Maryland Coastal Bays Program has signed a new 10-year agreement with partners and officials. The agreement aims to protect and restore the coastal bays in Worcester County and surrounding areas. The plan specifically focuses on...
The 330-year-old fort a Baltimore County community doesn’t want forgotten
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 6, 2025
On a Baltimore County cul-de-sac a few turns off I-695, a 20-by-40 stone structure with two-foot-thick walls stands amid ranch-style homes. The three-century-old structure — one of the oldest in the state — is Fort Garrison Fort. While next-door...
Maryland DNR Launches 2025 Waterfowl Blind Lottery
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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July 2, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has launched its annual online lottery for waterfowl blind site licenses for the 2025-2026 hunting season. From July 16 to July 29, 2025, Maryland hunters and riparian landowners...
Baltimore-area water restrictions lifted after "wettest May since 2018," DPW says
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Several Maryland counties lifted voluntary water restrictions after the region saw record rainfall in May, according to the Department of Public Works (DPW). Residents in Baltimore, Harford, Howard and Carroll counties were under a water...
COMMENTARY: Peeling back the curtain on climate lawsuits
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 6, 2025
Under Joe Biden, filing lawsuits against energy producers and accusing them of harming the environment was cool. Under Donald J. Trump’s America First energy policy, not so much. The David vs. Goliath narrative has collapsed on the altar of proof....
New York man found dead after swim in Maryland reservoir
CBS - New York
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A New York man was found dead Saturday after he went missing while swimming with friends in a Maryland reservoir, according to Carroll County Sheriff's officials. The body of 20-year-old Smith Veras, from Queens, New York, was found after a...
Maryland Democrats will have a Contested Primary – not a Coronation by Clayton Mitchell
The Chestertown Spy - Maryland
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July 2, 2025
“Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness You got to speak your mind, if you dare.” Crosby, Stills, and Nash (“Long Time Gone”) By any measure, the Democratic primary for governor in 2026 should be a contest and not a coronation. Yet...