New health issues tied to low-level lead exposure
Despite dramatic progress in reducing Americans' exposure to lead over the past 25 years, a growing body of research finds that children and adults still face health risks from even...
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Cardiologist’s defamation suit dismissed
A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge dismissed Monday a defamation lawsuit filed by Dr. Mark Midei against St. Joseph Medical Center, barring the embattled cardiologist from seeking damages against his...
McCormick warehouse cuts energy bill to zero
With 369,000 square feet under roof, it would seem McCormick & Co.'s sprawling distribution center in Belcamp would have an eye-popping power bill, with some 3,300 light fixtures and a...
Grand Prix aims to be green, but challenges remain
When race fans roll into town for the Baltimore Grand Prix this weekend, they can expect to find the Inner Harbor course lined with more than 1,200 recycling bins, and...
Booming growth, difficult changes
Lexington Park // From his office window here, Todd Morgan can see how the Pentagon's periodic shuffling of military bases has changed the face and pace of rural St. Mary's...
Harford strategy focuses on APG
For Harford County Executive James M. Harkins, the Pentagon's plans to increase civilian and military employment at Aberdeen Proving Ground come as a relief, but no great surprise. Since taking...
Base realignment threatens to worsen ills linked to sprawl
While officials in Maryland have publicly welcomed the prospect of gaining 6,600 federal jobs through the military base realignment proposed by the Pentagon, independent planners and activists say the move...
Opening officials’ closed doors
Allen Dyer ran into a legal brick wall when he went to court to try to get the Howard County Board of Education to conduct more of the public's business...
Assembly to consider Md. ban of gas additive
When Maryland lawmakers consider this week what to do about the gasoline additive contaminating hundreds of wells across the state, they'll be torn between appeals to protect the public's drinking...
Group plans to sue state over highway widening
In a direct challenge to the Ehrlich administration, a conservation group announced last night that it will file suit to block state funding for widening a congested two-lane road in...