In dozens of old coal mining towns in Pennsylvania and Western Maryland, black dust swirling off of naked piles of coal waste — called “bony p… Read Story
Where a Maryland startup sees a green upgrade — a biofuel facility near the Nanticoke River that could prevent up to 220,000 tons per year of … Read Story
Growing threats to the environment — from warming temperatures to melting icecaps, rising seas to more intense storms and floods — have increa… Read Story
Despite setbacks and cancellations to some high-profile natural gas pipelines, a project on the Delmarva Peninsula has overcome strong resista… Read Story
Fighting climate change, planting more trees and funding environmental progress in tight times will be among the challenges confronting state … Read Story
A contentious $346 million project to expand natural gas pipelines and infrastructure in Virginia took another hit last week when the State Co… Read Story
In the first major test of Virginia’s historic environmental justice law, the state’s air board Dec. 3 approved a U.S. Navy proposal to build … Read Story
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved Dec. 2 a wetlands permit for an Eastern Shore natural gas pipeline, but critics say its constructi… Read Story
Unlike most people, Sam Buggs actually looks forward to getting his electricity bill. Read Story
Despite Maryland’s ambitious commitment to renewable energy, solar power continues to generate friction across the state. Large utility-scale … Read Story
The Trump administration’s latest move to ease regulatory requirements on the nation’s coal-burning power plants is expected to have limited i… Read Story
With only a handful of large employers and Maryland’s highest poverty rate, Somerset County has come up empty for years in its efforts to attr… Read Story
In a blistering report on Pennsylvania’s 12-year experience with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, a special statewide grand jury said pub… Read Story
In Virginia, the future of natural gas depends on a highly volatile present. Read Story
The big energy companies behind the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced July 5 they are dropping the controversial project, blaming leg… Read Story
A major roadblock to the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been cleared by the U.S. Supreme Court, but other hurdles and legal c… Read Story
Virginians calling in to the State Corporation Commission on May 12 pulled few punches: “environmental racism,” “sacrifice zone,” an “unfair a… Read Story
By this time in a typical year, the main fish lift at Conowingo Dam would be busy hoisting thousands of fish daily over the 94-foot high barri… Read Story
In a legislative session cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland lawmakers approved a ban on an agricultural pesticide and passed a ha… Read Story
The Chesapeake Bay and other environmental issues had more floor time — and legislative changes — than they have in years during Virginia’s 60… Read Story
Will a historic footpath running through Appalachia be the final barrier to an $8 billion pipeline project? The decision is now in the hands o… Read Story
The Conowingo Dam controversy isn’t settled just yet. Read Story
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A Maryland company announced plans Thursday to build what could be the first large-scale facility on the Delmarva Peninsula for converting pou… Read Story
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it plans to revisit a lower court’s ruling that, among others, forced Virginia’s largest electric util… Read Story
Maryland regulators have blocked two large solar power projects in Charles County that together would have cleared 400 acres of woodlands. Som… Read Story
A federal court has dealt another setback to a hotly disputed pipeline project that would ship natural gas through Western Maryland and beneat… Read Story
A federal court has overturned a permit needed for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to continue its path across West Virginia and Virginia, where s… Read Story
In a consent decree with four environmental groups, a large central Pennsylvania power plant has agreed to stop tainted water in its coal ash … Read Story
Maryland’s foam ban and ambitious clean energy goals have become law. A bid to change how the state regulates its oyster industry got tripped … Read Story
A proposal to shut down a Maryland prison’s wood-fueled boiler is generating worries about the economic future of private forests that help ke… Read Story
The third time’s the charm, it seems. After balking twice before, Maryland lawmakers this year adopted the nation’s first statewide ban on pol… Read Story
Just after Virginia legislators voted to end the storage of coal ash in pits where it could leach into groundwater and rivers, a report releas… Read Story
Mere days after Dominion Energy powered up its new transmission line across the James River from Surry to Jamestown, VA, a ruling by a federal… Read Story
The Atlantic Ocean is staring down the barrel of an air gun, and its blast could reverberate into the Chesapeake Bay. Read Story
A Maryland official called the pending relicensing of Conowingo Dam a “once in a generation” chance to hold its owners accountable for the env… Read Story
The Virginia State Water Control Board voted on Friday not to revoke a permit allowing a natural gas pipeline to be built across streams as it… Read Story
Standing in a clearing surrounded by trees, with the sun peeking through clouds, Edwin Moses looked around and declared the mostly wooded site… Read Story
For the last few years, Jason Lambertson’s farm near Pocomoke City, MD, has been home to an expensive experiment. Read Story
A string of recent court decisions has left the future uncertain for a sprawling natural gas pipeline project cutting its way across some Ches… Read Story
The Chesapeake Bay’s Eastern Shore is shaping up to be the next battleground over the expansion of natural gas pipelines in the Bay region. Read Story
A Pennsylvania power plant — accused of being one of the most polluting plants in the nation and the recipient of several fines for fish kills… Read Story
Will existing environmental rules be enough to protect Virginia streams from the potentially damaging side effects of two pipeline projects? C… Read Story
Power companies could soon have more flexibility in how they handle the ash that remains from a legacy of burning coal for power, but not if e… Read Story
After the Trump administration proposed allowing oil and gas exploration off the East Coast in January, the debate has largely focused on the … Read Story
Maryland regulators have decided to make three power plants in the state reduce toxic wastewater discharges by 2020 under a federal regulation… Read Story
Over objections from environmentalists, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the green light to building a hotly disputed natura… Read Story
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The owners of the Conowingo Dam and the state of Maryland have come to legal blows over whether the utility can be forced to pay potentially b… Read Story
The guardians of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, who have preserved the historic Virginia estate on the Potomac River since before the Civil… Read Story