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Maryland farmers celebrate, recalibrate | EDITORIAL
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
As Maryland farmers gather to celebrate the Old Line State’s agricultural heritage at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium this week, they might be forgiven if they seem a little more stressed than jubilant. From federal agriculture-related...
Baltimore real estate firm acquires NC multifamily community
The Daily Record - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
Continental Realty Corp., a Baltimore-based real estate investment and management company, announced the acquisition of a 201-unit multifamily community containing roughly 63,000 square feet of ground floor retail space in Asheville, North...
Maryland Pastor Detained By ICE Reunited With Family After Harrowing Journey (PHOTOS)
Daily Voice
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August 19, 2025
Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, of Easton, the head of Iglesia del Nazareno Jesus Te Ama (Church of the Nazarene Jesus Loves You), was picked up while shopping at a local Lowe's last month. Fuentes Espinal — who has been in the country for 24...
Maryland Coordinated Transportation Planning Workshops and Focus Groups
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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On behalf of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA), the KFH Group invites you to participate in the update of the Maryland Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plans. These...
Maryland issues safety requirements to Johns Hopkins after Baltimore harbor oil spill
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
The Maryland Department of the Environment has ordered Johns Hopkins Hospital to meet dozens of safety requirements after a 5,000-gallon oil spill in Baltimore’s harbor led to a massive cleanup. Originally Published: August 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM EDT
Maryland lawmakers, MTA seek to ban those who assault transit operators
FOX45 - Maryland
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MARYLAND (WBFF) — To bolster public safety on transit systems, Maryland lawmakers and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) are implementing measures aimed at protecting both riders and operators. A new bill, HB1144, introduced by Delegate...
18 states sue DOE over new funding caps on sustainable energy projects
Renewable Energy World
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August 19, 2025
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the attorneys general and governors of 18 other states are suing federal energy officials over a new policy meant to cut funding for staff who work on sustainable...
Charm City is farm city: How Baltimore’s urban farms might be the best weapon against rising food costs
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
By Beverly Norman-Cooper Special to the AFRO The cost of everything is going up, and Americans in small towns, big cities and everywhere in between are feeling the squeeze. During his 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump promised to “immediately...
Gov. Wes Moore appeals FEMA denial of flood aid to Western Maryland
WBAL - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced an appeal against the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial for a Major Disaster Declaration in assistance for Western Maryland following severe flooding in May. The flooding left behind damage to homes,...
BELLA+CANVAS Issues First-Ever Impact Report, Establishes Baseline For Sustainability In Wholesale Apparel Manufacturing
Textile World
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LOS ANGELES, CA — August 19, 2025 — BELLA+CANVAS, a supplier of ethically made premium blank apparel, has released its inaugural Impact Report, outlining 2024 performance metrics and goals across its three sustainability pillars: People, Planet,...
Royal Farms adds hyper-fast EV charging across Maryland locations
Petrol Plaza
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August 19, 2025
Convenience store chain expands services with more than 55 ultra-fast chargers in partnership with Electrify America.Royal Farms, the neighborhood convenience store operator known for food and fuel offerings, is expanding into e-mobility with the...
Fire Department in Maryland Receives $10,000 Grant from State Farm® and the National Volunteer Fire Council
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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A total of $1.5 million was awarded to 150 volunteer fire departments nationwide through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. State Farm® and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up for the second year to support local...
Garrett College Workplace Recognized by Maryland Healthiest Businesses
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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Garrett College has been recognized for the seventh straight year by a Maryland state agency for its efforts in promoting a workplace culture of health. Maryland Healthiest Businesses (MHB), an office within the Maryland State Department of...
Steel pieces integral to rebuilding Key Bridge arrive in Baltimore
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
The oversized loads came by truck, hauled not by 18-wheelers, but 50-wheelers. Their cargo — three huge steel beams — were slowly lifted by a massive floating crane from a Canton Industrial Area pier onto a waiting barge on Monday. Those beams’...
Bulker Suffers Cargo Hold Explosion in Baltimore Harbor
The Maritime Executive
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On Monday night, a major explosion and fire occurred aboard a bulker in the Port of Baltimore's inner harbor, three miles from the site of the former Francis Scott Key Bridge. At 1830 hours local time, the vessel W Sapphire (IMO 9605645) was...
Baltimore Cargo Ship Explosion Updatee: Vessel Showed Signs of Fire Damages Before Incident - Was It Neglect?
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 19, 2025
A dramatic explosion shook Baltimore Harbor on the evening of 18 August 2025 when the bulk carrier MV W Sapphire caught fire shortly after departure. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge....
LETTERS: What causes climate change; courts are an effective avenue
The Gazette - Colorado
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What’s causing climate change So Colorado has a new law, effective Aug. 1, 2025, requiring warning labels on gas stoves to state “Understand the air quality implications of having an indoor gas stove” and must include a QR code to a state...
Southern Maryland Fishing Report Spotlights Reds and Spot Surge
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 19, 2025
Anglers in Southern Maryland are experiencing prime conditions as cooler weather and clearing waters draw abundant catches across the Patuxent and Potomac rivers, according to the latest Southern Maryland fishing report from Ken Lamb of the St....
Pa., 18 states sue federal energy agency over new funding caps on sustainable energy projects
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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August 19, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the attorneys general and governors of 18 other states, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, are suing federal energy officials over a new policy meant to cut funding for staff who work on sustainable...
Explosion rocks bulk carrier departing Baltimore
Splash 247
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August 19, 2025
AmericasDry CargoOperations Screenshot Baltimore’s already bruised maritime sector was dealt another scare on Monday evening when a Greek-owned coal carrier suffered a spectacular explosion as it departed the port. The 81,681 dwtW Sapphire,...