NEW ORLEANS — For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a city where about half the land is below sea level.
Frederick County is home to about 7,800 new saplings after the Chesapeake Bay Foundation helped fund tree planting projects on two separate farms.
After an unprecedented planning process, and facing millions of dollars in declining revenues from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, Frederick’s aldermen approved a budget Thursday night that took into consideration the financial uncertainty the city faces.
Basketball courts, skate parks, and other amenities will reopen in Frederick on Friday, but other parts of the city's parks system will remain closed, as Maryland allows the return of some outdoor activities in the continued fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists who study insects say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.
The Frederick Compost Workgroup is encouraging Frederick County residents to start composting for International Compost Awareness Week.
Drivers in the Thurmont area may have to find alternative routes as a section of Md. 77 will close for several weeks to allow State Highway Administration crews to replace several culverts.
Frederick County is home to about 7,800 new saplings after the Chesapeake Bay Foundation helped fund tree planting projects on two separate farms.
After an unprecedented planning process, and facing millions of dollars in declining revenues from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis…
Basketball courts, skate parks, and other amenities will reopen in Frederick on Friday, but other parts of the city's parks system will remain…
Scientists who study insects say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder hornet” — unless you are a beekeeper or a…
The Frederick Compost Workgroup is encouraging Frederick County residents to start composting for International Compost Awareness Week.
Drivers in the Thurmont area may have to find alternative routes as a section of Md. 77 will close for several weeks to allow State Highway Ad…
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KENSINGTON, Maryland — The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers wh…
Even without events or tree plantings, people can still celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day Wednesday.
The Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources is launching a social media campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversa…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A company that makes fish-oil supplements will keep its certification for sustainable fishing despite defiance of catch li…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating th…
Scientists have found a new point of major vulnerability in the Antarctic ice sheet, in a region that already appears to be changing as the cl…
WASHINGTON — Officials with the National Zoo said Monday that veterinarians artificially inseminated its female giant panda, Mei Xiang, on Sun…
KENSINGTON, Maryland — The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers wh…
Even without events or tree plantings, people can still celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day Wednesday.
The Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources is launching a social media campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversa…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A company that makes fish-oil supplements will keep its certification for sustainable fishing despite defiance of catch li…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating th…
Scientists have found a new point of major vulnerability in the Antarctic ice sheet, in a region that already appears to be changing as the cl…
WASHINGTON — Officials with the National Zoo said Monday that veterinarians artificially inseminated its female giant panda, Mei Xiang, on Sun…
A bill that will expand agricultural practices that are funded by state cost-share programs passed the Maryland General Assembly.
A bill that will phase out the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the state has passed the Maryland General Assembly.
Sen. Ron Young’s fixed natural filter practices bill, which would expand agricultural practices that are funded by state cost-share programs, …
A bill that will expand agricultural practices that are funded by state cost-share programs passed the Maryland General Assembly.
A bill that will phase out the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the state has passed the Maryland General Assembly.
Sen. Ron Young’s fixed natural filter practices bill, which would expand agricultural practices that are funded by state cost-share programs, …
RENO, Nev. — The rare Tiehm’s buckwheat stands less than a foot tall (30 centimeters) in Nevada’s rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems …
Jenny Willoughby knows that building and maintaining trails was never part of the city of Frederick’s plans for its watershed.
A General Assembly bill that aimed to add yard waste to the definition of litter in the state’s Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law has bee…
Free tree and shrub seedlings are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for Frederick County residents who want to create a streamside …
The New Market Green Team made another step toward making Frederick County more sustainable by distributing 40 rain barrels to residents this …
ANNAPOLIS — A bill proposed by Del. Dana Stein and co-sponsored by Del. Karen Lewis Young would ban organized hunting competitions statewide.
A March deadline is approaching for farmers to enroll in the 2018 Farm Bill crop insurance programs.
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