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Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zones’ grew this year to near average after waning to historic low
The new survey comes as advocates for the bay are gearing up for a potentially pivotal meeting next month.
Why the city says work to restore a Northeast Baltimore stream went $14M over budget
The work on Chinquapin Run, a tributary of Northeast Baltimore’s Herring Run, is required under a long-standing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandate that the city address backups and overflows.
Firefighters respond to burning woodpile in Druid Hill Park
Crews had contained the blaze by 7:30 AM but needed heavy equipment to remove debris and access the bottom of the pile.
Trump tried to cancel Chesapeake Bay funding. Could he succeed this time?
Trump attempted to slash funding for the Annapolis-based Chesapeake Bay Program in all four years of his presidency. Though Congress ultimately blocked those proposals, Maryland environmentalists are preparing to go on the defense again.
David Smith wanted to cut Baltimore City Council. He united it instead.
“It was kind of a gift that David Smith and the proponents of the bill gave this city,” said Zac Blanchard, who unseated a Smith-backed candidate in May.
4 things we learned from election night results in Maryland
Being popular doesn’t guarantee victory, and other lessons from Tuesdays election results.
Baltimore rejects smaller City Council — and Sinclair’s David Smith
City officials had made a late push against Question H, warning residents that approving the measure, which sought to cut the City Council to eight members from 14, would reduce representation and mean poorer constituent services.
Democrats on track to again sweep Baltimore City Council
Democrats appeared poised to sweep contests for the City Council, an expected outcome of Tuesday’s election that would cements a younger and potentially more progressive panel of legislators to represent Baltimore for the next four years.
A second Trump term could threaten Maryland’s budding offshore wind industry
Former President Donald Trump has already made clear that he’s willing to take aggressive steps to curb the country’s nascent offshore wind industry.
Surge in Maryland’s unaffiliated voters could reshape future elections
The shift likely has major implications on who is nominated in future elections as more voters opt out of participating in closed primaries and partisans gain power.
Baltimore almost always approves ballot questions. Can City Hall win this time?
Whether the David Smith-financed effort to shrink the City Council is approved or rejected has big implications for the future of politics in Baltimore.
Ocean City, others sue federal government over offshore wind project
The tourist town’s lawsuit, filed Friday, comes after months of threats and as seaside communities in other parts of the East Coast have waged an offensive against a nascent U.S. offshore wind industry.
State may extinguish green energy subsidies for Baltimore trash incinerator
The companies no longer need the subsidies to remain viable, top lawmakers said.
Head of David Smith-backed ballot measure defends proposal against critics at forum
A ballot measure to cut the size of Baltimore’s City Council nearly in half is financed almost exclusively by Sinclair exec David Smith. Though it is broadly opposed by city leaders, Baltimore voters almost always approve ballot measures.
Want a gym membership? The sheriff’s office can help
Under Sheriff Sam Cogen, the law enforcement division has started offering memberships to a private gym for 100 employees.
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