POTOMAC – With the denial of a land easement for the proposed pipeline spanning the Maryland Panhandle, environmentalists say the project, if eventually constructed, could have significant impacts on …
MoCo celebrates pledge to healthier environment with GreenFest
SILVER SPRING — More than 1,000 attendees participated in the free, all-day festival GreenFest, held on Saturday at Jessup Blair Park in Silver Spring. Inspired by people who want a healthier environm…
High school senior gets serious with environment
Benjamin Bowman, a senior at Wootton High School, takes a water sample to test for chloride as part of his work as an intern at the Izaak Walton League of America. PHOTO BY SUZANNE POLLAKThe road salt…
Local environmentalists talk issues with Van Hollen, Moran
Sen. Van Hollen (D-MD) meets with local environmentalists Photo by Nickolai SukharevWASHINGTON — Local environmentalists from Montgomery County urged lawmakers Thursday to support environmental conser…
Green building practices are the growing trend
Green building practices have been the new home trend for over a decade. Housing experts have touted the benefits of green building as environmentally friendly and saving. Health experts have also pro…
Gaithersburg signs on to Climate Action Letters
GAITHERSBURG — Mayor Jud Ashman has signed onto two open letters affirming commitment by local governments across the country to remain committed to the carbon-reduction goals stipulated by the Paris …
“We Are Still In”
County defies the President and vows to adhere to Paris Climate Accords ROCKVILLE – “We are still in” the Paris Climate Accord despite the president’s decision to withdraw, declared County Exe…
Protesters Swarm D.C.
Hundreds of thousands protest against Trump and for climate, jobs and justice
Protesters show up in the District for the second time in as many weeks for the Climate March. PHOTO BY NICKOLAI SUKHAREV
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State’s Congressmen and Senators meet with Bay advocates
CAPITOL HILL – An annual gathering of clean water advocates took on more urgency this year in the wake of President Donald Trump’s budget, which proposes deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agen…
Local bee population continues to decline as problems with mites mount
During April, the Bee Informed Partnership, of which the University of Maryland is a major participant, conducts a national survey on the state of the bee population and the number of bee colonies los…