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State Roundup: Shutdown adds to pain of Black women in federal workforce; Maryland down 300,000 residents over 13 years; concerns mount over AI influence on 2026 elections
BLACK WOMEN’s FOOTHOLD IN FEDERAL WORKFORCE FALTERS: With Black women as a substantial percentage of the federal workforce, the recent shutdown has brought additional pain on top of earlier job cuts. Employment among Black women in the public and...
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Maryland's Lake Marion reopens as thriving green space after years-long effort
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Community members and environmental groups celebrated a major clean water milestone in Anne Arundel County. The Lake Marion Restoration Project turned a failed stormwater pond in Severn into a thriving green space, filtering pollution before it...
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UCLA women’s volleyball returns home for matchups against Oregon, Maryland
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Daily Bruin - California
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This post was updated Oct. 22 at 12:05 a.m. As I walked back to my car after a long day of volunteering at UCLA Medical Plaza, I saw a red envelope flutter from my windshield in the distance. My stomach dropped. As I expected, inside the envelope...
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Maryland awards $1M in Technical Assistance Grants to boost local nonprofits, projects
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is giving $1 million in Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) to help 38 projects across 16 jurisdictions, including Montgomery and Prince George's...
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Former Pride chair, environmental steward enters Anne Arundel council race
The former chair of Annapolis Pride wants to bring his experience managing community funds and environmental grant money to Anne Arundel County District 6. Joe Toolan has announced his bid to replace fellow Democrat, Council Member Lisa Rodvien,...
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Maryland signs $340 million agreement to restore Chesapeake Bay
MARYLAND. – Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced a $340 million agreement with Constellation Energy. The move continues operations on the Conwingo Dam in Cecil County. One of Maryland’s largest sources of renewable power, that leads into the...
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Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute
Employees at the National Institutes of Health learned in an email on Friday, in the midst of a hiring freeze, that their prestigious environmental health sciences research center has a new director. There was no job announcement, no search...
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Climate Progress at Risk as Government Shutdown Continues
With the government shutdown in its third week and the reduction of regular operations due to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers, environmental organizations are concerned about how this moment will halt progress toward a greener...
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Cause of Baltimore County bridge collapse still under investigation
Baltimore County fire officials retracted their initial statement about what caused Monday afternoon’s collapse of the historic Carroll Road Bridge in Phoenix. Images released by the department that evening show a red septic truck with a large...
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Agam Unveils Redesigned Headquarters
Refreshed 150,000 Sq. Ft. Facility Features Designs to Promote Flexibility and Privacy for Today’s Modern Workplace submitted by Agam Elkridge, MD – Agam, a leading provider of architectural systems for commercial interiors, trade shows, and...
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Why is there a landfill on protected Maryland parkland?
The Days Cove section of Gunpowder Falls State Park is a forested wetland, where bald eagles perch in towering trees, great blue herons stalk the water’s edge and bass dart beneath the surface. It’s also home to a towering rubble landfill. The...
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Trick-or-Treat With Troopers: Maryland State Police Invite Families For Fun And Safety
MARYLAND – This October, Maryland State Police are inviting families across the state to join troopers for a series of Halloween-themed community events designed to provide safe, family-friendly fun. From Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore,...
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Baltimore deserves a healthier harbor | EDITORIAL
Pistachios make for a tasty snack. They are packed with fiber, protein and antioxidants so they are widely regarded as good for you, too. As a result, the chlorophyll-enhanced nut makes for a less-than-scary villain, yet a little green-tinged...
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Sustainability, support drive Halloween efforts in Maryland this year
Halloween in Maryland is undergoing a meaningful makeover this year, with two major initiatives addressing costume waste and supporting laid-off federal workers. In a first-of-its-kind effort for the Baltimore region, a large-scale Halloween...
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Baltimore-area child care facility breaks ground
Kiddie Academy® Educational Child Care, a national brand of educational child care programs based in Harford County, announced the groundbreaking of a new franchise location in Towson. The new Kiddie Academy of Roland Park will be located at 1416...
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Collapse of 145-year-old Baltimore County bridge being investigated
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The collapse of a 145-year-old bridge in Baltimore County on Monday has investigators working to determine the cause, and the brother of a septic truck driver relieved there were no injuries. The historic, one-lane bridge on Carroll Road in...
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Maryland needs teachers. It’s filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.
Wanting to do good for others led to something good happening to Amanda Leiter – right on time. Ms. Leiter was a law professor at American University in Washington, D.C., for 12 years before taking a job in the office of the general counsel of the...
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Maryland Supreme Court to Decide Landmark Climate Case Against Oil Companies
The nationwide campaign of climate-driven lawsuits made its way to the Maryland Supreme Court on Oct. 6, as a lawyer for Baltimore, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County told justices that Marylanders had suffered costly damages from rising seas and...
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Maryland’s Small Game Seasons Provide Abundant Fall Hunting Opportunities
Gray, red (piney), and eastern fox squirrels can be hunted in Maryland from September until February. Photo by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that...
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Baltimore County Council pushes to block landfill toxic wastewater release
Opposition is growing in Baltimore County to a landfill’s plan to dump more of its toxic water discharge into the Bird River. The county council is expected to ask the Maryland Department of the Environment to reject the proposal. Katherine...
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