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Trump using courts as a ‘weapon,’ Hawaii says in climate dustup
Legal Newsline - Illinois
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HONOLULU - The State of Hawaii says the federal government has no authority to sue it for bringing a climate change lawsuit against Big Oil - though its case was filed after President Donald Trump forbid it. Trump's executive order prohibited...
Maryland’s Cameroonian population lives in fear under Trump
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Ernestine sat quietly beside her husband. A tear formed, and she wiped it away. Her husband, Denis, did not notice. He was deep in thought. “My kids are citizens, but I’m not a citizen. I’m scared of leaving my kids,” Ernestine said, stopping to...
Ocean City, other East Coast beaches hunker down as Hurricane Erin moves north
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin is bringing intense, tropical storm-force winds to areas along the East Coast, although forecasters say the hurricane will “remain well offshore.” Nonetheless, life-threatening surf and rip currents “will be churning up and down the...
NASA introduces project for the public's hurricane photos. How it could help during Erin
Yahoo News
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As Hurricane Erin swirls around Florida, NASA is asking the public to join a citizen scientist project to submit their hurricane-related photos to help improve emergency disaster response. When weather-related disasters hit, emergency responders...
Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual
The Guardian
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August 10, 2025
Max Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with friends in early August at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, when he noticed flashes of light appear in the air around him. They were fireflies, bioluminescent insects that...
John Cambridge – Innovator of the John Cambridge Insectarium and Village Edu’s Commitment to Science Education
The European Business Review
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August 20, 2025
When you search for John Cambridge online, you find much more than just a scientist, educator, and founder of the original concept of the John Cambridge Insectarium. You find a builder of institutions, teams, ethical frameworks, and educational...
Physicians criticize proposed partnership between CVS, Mass General Brigham
Worcester Business Journal - Massachusetts
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Primary care physicians and the Senate's health care point person are questioning a proposed partnership between Mass General Brigham and CVS that the two companies say will address gaps in comprehensive primary care access. "My first reaction...
University Of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center Celebrates 60 Years Of Caring For Its Community
Severna Park Voice - Maryland
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At the beginning of July, the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UM BWMC) celebrated two milestones: 60 years of caring for Anne Arundel County and 25 years as a member of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS)....
Moore ducks to an emergency exit, dodging nonprofit questions ahead of staffers' departure
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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COLUMBIA, Md. (WBFF) — After his team said he had to leave an event immediately, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore slipped out through an emergency exit nearly half an hour later, avoiding unanswered questions about the state’s nonprofit spending, as his...
Millard: Climate lawfare
Rutland Herald - Vermont
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Add Charleston, South Carolina, to the string of courtroom defeats for climate-change litigation targeting major energy producers, a legal trend likely to continue until the Supreme Court steps in. Critics call it “lawfare” because they see it as...
Maryland Perspectives: The Waterfront Partnership
98 Rock - Maryland
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August 10, 2025
The Waterfront Partnership is a non profit that has been instrumental in bringing life back to the Inner Harbor with initiatives that have made the water cleaner with plenty of new attractions to bring tourism back to the area. They create...
Michael Phelps returns to pool to race Baltimore Ravens players
The Independent
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August 13, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tension brews over alleged antisemitism in city schools — and who defines it
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 19, 2025
Dozens of Jewish parents, students and teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools are pushing back against allegations of pervasive antisemitism in city schools that they say could have a chilling effect on free speech. In an Aug. 12 letter to the...
Greenberg touts city crime progress, would 'strongly oppose' federal deployment
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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President Donald Trump recently deployed more than 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., in a disputed effort to fight crime in the city. While Trump has not discussed plans to dispatch troops to other U.S. cities, Mayor Craig Greenberg...
Today At ILTACON: A Sustainable Future For The Legal Industry
Above the Law
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August 13, 2025
Wednesday at ILTACON 2025 kicks off at 9 a.m. in Potomac A/B with Reena SenGupta’s powerful Keynote session, Helping the Legal Industry to Create a Sustainable Future. Reena is the Executive Director of RSG Consulting and a long-time analyst,...
Beltsville, Maryland legislators say “No to Trump Hotel on 6,500 acres of BARC green space!”
Prince George's Sentinel - Maryland
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Below is a letter Senator Jim Rosapepe and Delegates Joseline Pena-Melnyk, Ben Barnes and Mary Lehman sent to their constituents on July 28: “As you may have heard, as part of Donald Trump’s attack on our people, our state and science, he wants to...
National Night Out brings music, food and unity to Baltimore City
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 9, 2025
By Nyame-Kye Kondo Special to the AFRO Mayor Brandon M. Scott joined Baltimore’s National Night Out at the Langston Hughes Community Center in Park Heights on a warm Aug. 5 evening. It was one of many stops made during an afternoon and evening...
West Virginia groups urge Gov. Morrisey, Attorney General McCuskey to defend WV’s Solar for All program award
Appalachian Voice
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August 19, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, [email protected] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, a dozen West Virginia companies and organizations sent a letter to the offices of Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General J.B. McCuskey to...
The Exec: How Noel Sousa Is Defining Success At UMMS
HealthLeaders - Tennessee
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Noel Sousa took over as the University of Maryland Medical System’s (UMMS) CFO one month ago. Now he’s shuffling the deck as he prepares his next play at a new academic system. Before joining UMMS, Sousa was CFO for UC Davis Health in Sacramento,...
Seven things to do in Baltimore County, from championship golf to a ukulele jam
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Rejoice! The heat finally receded a bit last week, as we got to enjoy some lovely fall-like temperatures. It’s False Fall, and it will be short-lived, but nevertheless let’s enjoy it while it lasts, shall we? Here are seven ways to do that for the...