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Maryland Begins Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons for 2025-2026 on Sept. 1
Daily State News - Delaware
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced the state’s 2025-2026 migratory game bird hunting seasons, the first of which begin Sept. 1. Bag limits, season dates, and shooting hours can be found in the 2025-2026 Maryland Guide to...
Baltimore Oyster Partnership sets new goal to grow 5M oysters in harbor in 5 years
WBAL - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
The Baltimore Harbor is about to take oyster restoration to a new level with a goal to grow 5 million oysters over the next five years — more than doubling efforts already underway. “We’ve set goals before, but this far exceeds those goals,” said...
Wyman Park dog haven faces uncertain future
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 29, 2025
BALTIMORE — For decades, dog owners have been bringing their pets to Lower Wyman Park, next to the Johns Hopkins campus in North Baltimore. The secluded park is a hidden gem tucked away from the busy streets nearby, where dogs run unleashed in...
Sustainability in the built environment
Business Reporter
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Small and mid-size buildings are set to drive sustainability in the UK: Manish Kumar at Schneider Electric explains how Iconic structures like One Angel Square in Manchester or the Unisphere in Maryland show us that the future is achievable today....
Climate Justice Is Under Siege; Help Us Defend It
Common Dreams
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August 26, 2025
The climate justice infrastructure dedicated to serving vulnerable communities across the United States took decades to build. And it is now at risk. After nearly 20 years working in frontline communities on environmental justice and community...
Maryland Supreme Court Clears Way for Village at Providence Point Development
Eye on Annapolis - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
The Supreme Court of Maryland has denied a request from Crab Creek Conservancy to review its final appeal, paving the way for the construction of The Village at Providence Point, a planned senior living community in Annapolis. The decision upholds...
Maryland Migratory Game Bird Seasons 2025 Open Sept. 1
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 26, 2025
Annapolis, Maryland – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released details for the Maryland migratory game bird seasons 2025, with the first hunts starting Sept. 1 for doves and resident Canada geese. Hunters can access full bag...
Climate change is an urgent but often overlooked education policy issue
The Brookings Institution
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The United States is facing a dual crisis in declining educational outcomes and escalating climate impacts. Student achievement has dropped to its lowest level in a quarter century and the pandemic-era spike in chronic absenteeism has largely...
Maryland must curb Eastern Shore factory farm pollution | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Last month, Gov. Wes Moore signed a new executive order creating a “whole of government” approach to environmental justice in order to address pollution in disproportionately exposed communities. With the state’s water discharge permit for animal...
Baltimore needs separated bike lanes | READER COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
The tragic death of 58-year-old artist David Herman who was struck and killed on Ensor Street — a thoroughfare where a separated bike lane had long been recommended but never built — underscores the urgency of infrastructure reform (“A cyclist...
BREAKING: Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Federal Approval for 2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project
Offshore Wind
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August 27, 2025
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will seek to cancel its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) granted to US Wind for its 2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project last year. In a recent court filing in Delaware, it emerged that...
Baltimore ramps up oyster restoration efforts for Inner Harbor, Patapsco River
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The Baltimore Oyster Partnership, a joint initiative between the Waterfront Partnership's Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, announced plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River...
Maryland Screwworm Patient Recovered; Ranchers Criticize CDC Secrecy
Insurance Journal
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August 26, 2025
The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of...
Baltimore County Councilman pushes for Ag Department after mismanagement at Ag Center
WYPR - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Some farmers in Baltimore County believe they are being neglected. They cite as Exhibit A the Baltimore County Agricultural Center in Cockeysville, which has a history of mismanagement and has been the subject of an investigation by the inspector...
Maryland and DC-Based Startup Lola Vision Systems Wins $125K Pitch Prize at Investfest
TANTV
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August 26, 2025
Lola Vision Systems, a DMV-based artificial intelligence and semiconductor startup has taken home the $125,000 grand prize at Investfest’s annual startup pitch competition, edging out hundreds of competitors from across the country. What was...
What is the plan to power Maryland's energy demands?
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — As Maryland considers its electrification future after learning that the Trump administration plans to revoke federal permits in the coming weeks, which would end the state’s offshore wind industry for the foreseeable...
Maryland men’s soccer upsets No. 25 Georgetown, 1-0, in season opener
Testudo Times - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Separated by only nine miles, the rivalry between Maryland men’s soccer and No. 25 Georgetown dates back to 1952. While the Terps won the first 22 meetings, they’ve lost six of the last nine clashes, including last year’s 2-0 defeat at Ludwig...
Baltimore Mayor Scott welcomes students back to school for 2025-2026 school year
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) congratulates Principal Denita Plain, students and staff of James McHenry Elementary/Middle School for achieving the highest decrease in chronic absenteeism in Baltimore City Schools during the 2024-2025 school year....
Maryland’s Governor and Legislature Just Got So-So Grades on Their Environmental Scorecards
Inside Climate News
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August 25, 2025
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— When Wes Moore became Maryland’s governor in 2023, he pledged to lead the state into a climate-resilient future by lowering emissions and decarbonizing the economy—and leave no one behind in doing so. But two and a half years into...
Four-Star SF Trent Perry Focuses on Kansas, Maryland, TCU & Vanderbilt
BVM Sports
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August 27, 2025
Trent Perry, a four-star small forward from Link Academy (MO), has narrowed his college options to four schools: Kansas, Maryland, TCU, and Vanderbilt. The 6-foot-4 player, ranked No. 110 overall and No. 33 nationally among small forwards, has...