The Maryland Department of the Environment has reclassified waterways in Talbot County for shellfish harvesting.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation maintains thousands of miles of roadway in the state — thousands of miles of land covered in pavement that rain water can’t filter through.
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Acting Deputy Transportation Secretary Sean Powell met with Charles County officials today to discuss the Draft FY 2020-2025 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), which details the Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) draft six-year capital budget.
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The amazing 16-year old Greta Thunberg inspired tens of thousands of us participating in the recent UN Climate Week in New York City.
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Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete K. Rahn today joined transit leaders from the National Capital Region in announcing the new Managed Lanes Transit Work Group that will explore how managed lanes on I-495 and I-270 will complement and benefit local transit agencies in Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and Washington, D.C.
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The Maryland Department of the Environment will sample the air from newly installed monitoring stations on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore in answer to ongoing questions regarding the potential effects of large poultry houses on air quality.
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The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $74 million in grants and loans today to reduce pollution and save energy.
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Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn today met with Queen Anne’s County officials to discuss the Draft FY 2019–2024 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), which details the Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) draft six-year capital budget.
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) recently reopened clam and oyster harvesting from Kent Narrows in Queen Anne’s County after water quality tests found the area now meets the requirements for shellfish harvesting.
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The Maryland Department of Environment said in a recent news release that nominations are being accepted for the 40th annual Tawes Award for a Clean Environment and for the James B. Coulter Government Employee Award.
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Maryland officials have applied to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) to create an initiative to reduce lead poisoning and improve asthma, which
contributes to environmental conditions in housing, the Maryland Department of the
Environment said in a news release.
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School buses around the nation will soon be going greener thanks to $7.7 million in funding recently approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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UTC Climate, Controls & Security’s Carrier will host its second annual World Cold Chain Summit to Reduce Food Waste in Singapore from December 2 to 3, bringing industry leaders together to discuss the benefits of an improved cold chain.
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The House subcommittees on Energy and Power and on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed ozone regulation and its potential to affect manufacturing.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has reached a consent agreement with sheet metal and machine shop Central Precision Inc., located in Boonsboro, Maryland, and owned by LAMM Holdings Inc., over violations of hazardous waste regulations on both a state and federal level.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have created new initiatives they hope will promote increased effectiveness for the Endangered Species Act (ESA), according to an announcement released Monday.
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In response to concerns from Cheat River boaters, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a statement to assure the public that the circumstances creating orange-colored rocks at the mouth of Muddy Creek are within their control.
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Amendment in response to likely expansion of Clean Waters Act.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that the two organizations will now share data through a Memorandum of Understanding.
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