Maryland should resist rewriting utility monopoly laws

Adam Dubitsky serves as state director for the Land & Liberty Coalition of Maryland, a project of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Conservative Energy Network. Months out from the 2026 Maryland General Assembly Session, state lawmakers are already being...

Students Unveil Wildlife Haven in Lexington Park Garden

Students from St. Mary’s County’s Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center cut the ribbon on the Gateway Native Garden on Oct. 26, 2025, marking the completion of a year-long project aimed at enhancing local wildlife habitats and public...

All US LNG terminals broke pollution laws, report finds

A new Environmental Integrity Project report reveals that all US LNG terminals have violated pollution laws in recent years, despite industry claims of clean operations. A new report has revealed that every fully operational liquefied natural gas...

World’s largest sailing cargo ship headed to Baltimore on inaugural voyage

The winds of change are coming — and they’re turning back the clock. Thousands of fossil fuel-powered ships annually deliver every good imaginable to the Port of Baltimore, but for the first time ever, a large cargo vessel primarily propelled by...

Hopkins needs to commit: A reflection on DSAI and Baltimore

The University’s recent construction project, the forthcoming Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute (DSAI), promises to bring together experts and students “develop data science and AI” and “accelerate breakthroughs.” However, the...

Maryland Department of Human Services ends hotel stays for minors in foster care

The Maryland Department of Human Services will no longer use hotels to house minors in foster care. The change comes after the suicide of Kanaiyah Ward, a 16-year-old girl, who was in the custody of the state at a Baltimore Residence Inn at the...

Maryland High Court Rejects Coates Petition; Injunction Remains In Effect

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Supreme Court of Maryland on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, denied review in a case involving Charles County Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates[D-District 2], leaving in place a permanent injunction that bars her from taking part in...

Maryland Department of Human Services orders end to placing foster children in hotels

Local social services agencies have been directed by the Maryland Department of Human Services to end the practice of housing foster care children in hotels. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland...

Maryland to end hotel placements for foster care children

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Foster care children will no longer be housed in hotels across Maryland, according to new guidance from the state’s Department of Human Services. The practice has faced scathing criticism following the death of Kanaiyah Ward,...

All operational US liquefied natural gas terminals have violated pollution limits, says report

Every fully operational liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the US has violated federal pollution limits in recent years, a new report has found. The analysis of public records comes as the Trump administration is aiming to fast-track the...

Maryland DHS ends hotel stays for minors after death of teen

The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) said Monday that it is ending the practice of housing minors in hotels. The policy change comes nearly a month after a teen girl in DHS custody — 16-year-old Kanaiyah Ward — died from suicide in a...

Baltimore Band Faces Identity Test After Concert Incident

A recent incident at a Baltimore-based band’s concert has sparked discussions about the sustainability of their hardcore roots as they rise to mainstream fame. The unnamed group, known for their high-energy live performances that have earned them...

Dr. Kenneth B. Lewis, Maryland cardiologist and Chesapeake Bay advocate, dies

Dr. Kenneth B. Lewis, a cardiologist, Chesapeake Bay conservationist and sport fishing advocate, died of complications from Parkinson’s disease Oct. 4 at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. The former Stoneleigh resident was 92....

Del. Bouchat seeks to end Maryland’s vehicle emissions inspection program

Del. Christopher Bouchat plans to introduce legislation in the 2026 General Assembly session to eliminate Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, also known as VEIP, calling the decades-old policy “obsolete” and overly costly for...

Meet the leaders combatting heat, pollution and inequity in urban areas

By Tashi McQueen AFRO Staff Writer tmcqueen@afro.com While federal policy is being rolled back on environmental justice concerns in the U.S., majority Black and underserved communities continue to feel the impact. “Due to redlining and other tools...

David Baltimore, Nobel prizewinning biologist

John Dingell loved the thrill of the hunt. In his Washington office he proudly displayed the head of a 500lb boar he had shot with a pistol. As rumours spread about possible fraud implicating a Nobel prizewinning virologist, the crusading...

Developers of Maryland powerline project want to stop hunting during property surveys

PSEG, the developer behind a Maryland power line project, is asking a federal judge to prevent residents from hunting while crews survey private properties. The Piedmont Reliability Project seeks to run 70 miles of overhead transmission lines...

Greater Baltimore Urban League builds pathways from classrooms to boardrooms

By Andrea Stevens AFRO Staff Writer astevens@afro.com In a city where opportunity isn’t always evenly distributed, the Greater Baltimore Urban League (GBUL) is changing lives one young leader and one small business at a time. Through mentorship,...

BOPA rebrands as ‘Create Baltimore’

The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, the city’s art council, has adopted a new name and vision as it embarks on a new chapter: Create Baltimore. Along with BOPA’s rebranding as Create Baltimore, the organization announced an agreement...

Daily on Energy: Westinghouse nuclear deal, Gates changes tune on climate, and a gubernatorial permitting push

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, Daily on Energy readers! If any East Coast Dodger fans stayed up for last night’s World Series game until the early morning hours, you’re not alone – Maydeen is feeling it too after the Dodgers...