AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 20, 2021 at 1:26 pmWhen the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased a 2,600-acre tract of land on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge last year, it was done with conservation in mind.Since the refuge was established in 1933, it has lost more than 5,000 acres of marsh to open water, said Marcia Pradines, who manages the refuge. The Peter’s Neck property, though — as it’s known — is projected to remain above sea level through 2100, according to environmental surveys.Advertisement“This is basically the future of the wildlife...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 20, 2021 at 1:26 pmWhen the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased a 2,600-acre tract of land on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge last year, it was done with conservation in mind.Since the refuge was established in 1933, it has lost more than 5,000 acres of marsh to open water, said Marcia Pradines, who manages the refuge. The Peter’s Neck property, though — as it’s known — is projected to remain above sea level through 2100, according to environmental surveys.Advertisement“This is basically the future of the wildlife...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 16, 2021 at 10:14 amFor years, neighbors and environmental groups have worried about pollution from Valley Proteins, a Dorchester County plant that boils down chicken feathers, bones and fats to be used in animal feed and biofuels.They watched in frustration as the plant continually failed to report to state regulators about the contents of its wastewater. And when Valley Proteins did report on the nitrates, ammonia and nitrogen it was discharging, the amounts often exceeded the lawful limits.AdvertisementSince 2006, when the company’s water pollution permit...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 16, 2021 at 10:14 amFor years, neighbors and environmental groups have worried about pollution from Valley Proteins, a Dorchester County plant that boils down chicken feathers, bones and fats to be used in animal feed and biofuels.They watched in frustration as the plant continually failed to report to state regulators about the contents of its wastewater. And when Valley Proteins did report on the nitrates, ammonia and nitrogen it was discharging, the amounts often exceeded the lawful limits.AdvertisementSince 2006, when the company’s water pollution permit...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 12, 2021 at 12:25 pmWhen Maryland Del. Robbyn Lewis heard that Virginia had legalized recreational cannabis, she couldn’t help but think to herself: “How dare they get ahead of us on anything?”It was difficult for her to see the once-red neighboring state, where Democrats now control the governor’s mansion and both chambers of the legislature, advance past Maryland on a progressive issue, largely because of her competitive spirit, Lewis said.Advertisement“I’m very proud of them as an American,” the Baltimore City Democrat joked. “But as a Marylander? How...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 12, 2021 at 12:25 pmWhen Maryland Del. Robbyn Lewis heard that Virginia had legalized recreational cannabis, she couldn’t help but think to herself: “How dare they get ahead of us on anything?”It was difficult for her to see the once-red neighboring state, where Democrats now control the governor’s mansion and both chambers of the legislature, advance past Maryland on a progressive issue, largely because of her competitive spirit, Lewis said.Advertisement“I’m very proud of them as an American,” the Baltimore City Democrat joked. “But as a Marylander? How...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 04, 2021 at 10:41 amOf course, this is the year the cicadas are coming.A pandemic, then an eruption of insects. It just makes perfect sense.AdvertisementBut scientists are rejoicing over the once-every-17-years event — the arrival of the region’s largest brood of cicadas.The winged, finger-sized singers, part of a group called Brood X or Brood Ten, will be hard to miss. Trees, fence posts, signs and cars will all host plenty of cicadas, whose calls can approach 100 decibels — the intensity of a lawn mower.Advertisement“This is like having a National...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMar 04, 2021 at 10:41 amOf course, this is the year the cicadas are coming.A pandemic, then an eruption of insects. It just makes perfect sense.AdvertisementBut scientists are rejoicing over the once-every-17-years event — the arrival of the region’s largest brood of cicadas.The winged, finger-sized singers, part of a group called Brood X or Brood Ten, will be hard to miss. Trees, fence posts, signs and cars will all host plenty of cicadas, whose calls can approach 100 decibels — the intensity of a lawn mower.Advertisement“This is like having a National...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 16, 2021 at 3:50 pmYet another snowstorm could be headed for the Baltimore area Wednesday night.AdvertisementAfter temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Tuesday, a cold front is pushing into the area, along with gusty winds, and wind chill temperatures Wednesday morning could be in the single digits or teens, according to the National Weather Service.The next chance for wintry precipitation is late Wednesday night, when there’s a 70% chance of snow after midnight.AdvertisementA winter storm watch will be in effect from 3 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday for...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 16, 2021 at 3:50 pmYet another snowstorm could be headed for the Baltimore area Wednesday night.AdvertisementAfter temperatures climbed close to 50 degrees Tuesday, a cold front is pushing into the area, along with gusty winds, and wind chill temperatures Wednesday morning could be in the single digits or teens, according to the National Weather Service.The next chance for wintry precipitation is late Wednesday night, when there’s a 70% chance of snow after midnight.AdvertisementA winter storm watch will be in effect from 3 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday for...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 04, 2021 at 6:02 pmA 34-year-old man was killed and a member of the U.S. Marshals Service was critically injured Thursday morning in an exchange of gunfire in West Baltimore while police were serving an arrest warrant, police said.U.S. Marshals Commander Don Snider said the deputies were trying to arrest Dontae Green around 6:45 a.m. in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood when he said Green opened fire from inside a closet. The deputies shot back, he said, and Green was struck. Green had been wanted since Saturday.AdvertisementPolice Commissioner Michael...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunFeb 04, 2021 at 6:02 pmA 34-year-old man was killed and a member of the U.S. Marshals Service was critically injured Thursday morning in an exchange of gunfire in West Baltimore while police were serving an arrest warrant, police said.U.S. Marshals Commander Don Snider said the deputies were trying to arrest Dontae Green around 6:45 a.m. in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood when he said Green opened fire from inside a closet. The deputies shot back, he said, and Green was struck. Green had been wanted since Saturday.AdvertisementPolice Commissioner Michael...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 07, 2021 at 4:54 pmThe Maryland Democratic Party on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Andy Harris to immediately resign, saying that he is a “disgrace” to the state and that he and other Republican members of Congress were complicit in the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol that left four people dead.“Make no mistake, the Republican members of Congress who instigated this violence — including Representative Harris — are complicit in this attempted insurrection,” said a statement by state Democratic chair Yvette Lewis. “They have blood on their...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 07, 2021 at 4:54 pmThe Maryland Democratic Party on Thursday called on U.S. Rep. Andy Harris to immediately resign, saying that he is a “disgrace” to the state and that he and other Republican members of Congress were complicit in the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol that left four people dead.“Make no mistake, the Republican members of Congress who instigated this violence — including Representative Harris — are complicit in this attempted insurrection,” said a statement by state Democratic chair Yvette Lewis. “They have blood on their...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 06, 2021 at 12:39 pmBy now, it’s the subject of a TMZ story, a city health department advertisement and even a musical remix.“Shorty, pull ya mask up,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at a news conference Tuesday about COVID-19 regulations, during an exchange that has since caught the attention of thousands on Twitter and beyond.AdvertisementDespite what some from out of town thought, he wasn’t using shorty as a general nickname — he was talking to Duane “Shorty” Davis, a provocative .Baltimore, we’re not out of the woods yet. Far too many of our...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunJan 06, 2021 at 12:39 pmBy now, it’s the subject of a TMZ story, a city health department advertisement and even a musical remix.“Shorty, pull ya mask up,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at a news conference Tuesday about COVID-19 regulations, during an exchange that has since caught the attention of thousands on Twitter and beyond.AdvertisementDespite what some from out of town thought, he wasn’t using shorty as a general nickname — he was talking to Duane “Shorty” Davis, a provocative .Baltimore, we’re not out of the woods yet. Far too many of our...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 23, 2020 at 11:49 amTwo Maryland companies have teamed up to design a solar-powered barge that could bring oyster farming into deeper parts of the Chesapeake Bay, improving the estuary’s oyster output and perhaps easing conflicts with watermen and waterfront landowners.The two companies — Maritime Applied Physics Corp. and the EcoLogix Group — are developing a rig mounted with solar panels that holds oysters in vertical columns up to 20 feet deep. Oysters typically grow in cages or reefs resting on the bottom of shallow water or in cages floating at the...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 23, 2020 at 11:49 amTwo Maryland companies have teamed up to design a solar-powered barge that could bring oyster farming into deeper parts of the Chesapeake Bay, improving the estuary’s oyster output and perhaps easing conflicts with watermen and waterfront landowners.The two companies — Maritime Applied Physics Corp. and the EcoLogix Group — are developing a rig mounted with solar panels that holds oysters in vertical columns up to 20 feet deep. Oysters typically grow in cages or reefs resting on the bottom of shallow water or in cages floating at the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 03, 2020 at 4:28 pmA state legislative audit will evaluate the Hogan administration’s acquisition of COVID-19 tests from a South Korean company, plus the purchase of masks and ventilators from a politically connected vendor, the state’s acting health secretary said Wednesday.The scrutiny by Department of Legislative Services auditors is part of an overall examination begun in June of millions of dollars in emergency procurements during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.AdvertisementAdditionally, the department said in a letter Tuesday that it planned...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunDec 03, 2020 at 4:28 pmA state legislative audit will evaluate the Hogan administration’s acquisition of COVID-19 tests from a South Korean company, plus the purchase of masks and ventilators from a politically connected vendor, the state’s acting health secretary said Wednesday.The scrutiny by Department of Legislative Services auditors is part of an overall examination begun in June of millions of dollars in emergency procurements during the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.AdvertisementAdditionally, the department said in a letter Tuesday that it planned...WW…