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Maryland Investing $17 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency in Public Schools
Renewable Energy Magazine
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Making our schools more energy efficient doesn’t just help us cut carbon, it also saves taxpayers money,” said Moore. “Investing in cutting-edge, cost-saving energy technology is a win for our schools, a win for our environment, a win for our...
Amtrak tunnel construction is upending life in a Baltimore neighborhood, residents say
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Tahera Arrington worked nights at a Curtis Bay chemical plant and slept days in her West Baltimore rowhome, at least until Amtrak started work in her neighborhood on a big new tunnel under the city. The “constant pounding and noise” prevented her...
Bad Environment: Sierra Club Fires Executive Director Amid Internal Turmoil, According to Report
The Washington Free Beacon - Virginia
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August 12, 2025
Ben Jealous (Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Sierra Club) The Sierra Club's board ousted Executive Director Ben Jealous in a unanimous vote Monday after a "tumultuous" two years of his leadership, according to a report. The group's board "has...
Baltimore teacher allegedly threatened to 'go all Nazi' on Jewish student
Toronto Sun
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August 8, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee about the proposed 15-percent cut to the Education Department's...
How Black businesses thrived in 1925 Baltimore—and what entrepreneurs can learn today
Baltimore Afro-American - Maryland
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August 12, 2025
By Victoria Mejicanos AFRO Intern vmejicanos@afro.com As the AFRO celebrates 133 years, the publication reflects on the history of Black businesses in Baltimore, and examines what it meant to be a Black business owner in 1925 and challenges faced...
Maryland's battle vs. invasive blue catfish gets new federal help
Delmarvanow.com - Delaware
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The USDA is providing $6 million in grants to help Maryland seafood processors expand operations and create new markets for invasive blue catfish. A one-year pilot program will purchase up to $2 million of Chesapeake Bay blue catfish to support...
Climate Tort Lawsuit in South Carolina Dismissed by State Court
Lexology
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On August 6, 2025, a state court judge in South Carolina dismissed the climate change tort lawsuit filed by the City of Charleston against a number of major fossil fuel companies. (This lawsuit was one of approximately three dozen that have been...
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
The Intercept
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August 20, 2025
The military forces deploying in Washington, D.C. — whose mission includes not only “community safety patrols” but assisting in “traffic control” and “area beautification” — could cost upward of $1 million per day, with the possible price tag...
HPC/AI User Forum to Hold Fall Meeting in Reston, Virginia (Updated Agenda)
HPCwire
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August 20, 2025
The 89th HPC/AI User Forum will be held on September 3rd and 4th in Reston, Virginia. The user Forum is a popular event that provides opportunities for interaction between speakers and attendees. The meeting will feature presentations on the...
Historic St. Mary’s City September 2025 Calendar Events
Southern Maryland News Net
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August 20, 2025
Indigenous Heritage Day – September 6, 2025 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Join Historic St. Mary’s City for Indigenous Heritage Day, featuring a 1:00 p.m. performance by the renowned Piscataway Nation Singers and Dancers. Explore demonstrations at the...
Gov. Wes Moore spends less on energy efficiency programs in Maryland schools
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 12, 2025
Gov. Wes Moore was earmarked $17 million for projects to improve energy efficiency in public schools across Maryland — nearly half what was distributed the previous year. The program, known as Decarbonizing Public Schools, is expected to direct...
A look at four years of warfare by Councilman Julian Jones aimed at Baltimore County IG Kelly Madigan
Baltimore Brew - Maryland
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Over the years, I’ve heard many City and County Council representatives express disappointment at the outcome of a vote. There are two lines, however, that they almost never cross. Following the Council’s refusal last week to confirm the...
Trump’s Assault Upon the United Nations Is at Odds with U.S. Public Opinion
The Westside Gazette - Florida
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August 20, 2025
By Lawrence S. Wittner If one examines Donald Trump’s approach to world affairs since his entry into American politics, it should come as no surprise that he has worked to undermine the United Nations. The United Nation is based on international...
Help not wanted: Maryland’s new college grads can’t find jobs
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Since graduating with a specialized math and physics degree from Case Western University in January, Nathan Fuss has applied for 120 jobs — or something like that. “I’ve stopped counting,” he said. Industry veterans in his network told him that...
Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast
WSOC 9 - North Carolina
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August 20, 2025
RODANTHE, N.C. — (AP) — Hurricane Erin began strengthening again Wednesday while creeping toward the mid-Atlantic coast and churning up menacing waves that have closed beaches from the Carolinas to New York City. Forecasters expect the storm to...
AP Entertainment SummaryBrief at 12:44 p.m. EDT
Santa Maria Times - California
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Black Cowboy joy is spread by 'Boots on the Ground' viral line dance NEW YORK (AP) — The “Boots on the Ground” line dance has quickly become an anticipated moment at African American gatherings, like family reunions, weddings, graduations, parties...
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...
Interview with Edward Peltzer on the Origin of Life
Evolution News & Science Today - Washington
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August 20, 2025
I got to know Ed Peltzer almost two decades ago when I was writing the origin-of-life chapter for The Design of Life, a chapter that got spun off into its own book titled How to Be an Intellectually Fulfilled Atheist (Or Not). Ed supplied me with...
'I was horrified': Maryland mom of special needs child demands answers over school safety
FOX45 - Maryland
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Frederick, Md. — The mother of a special needs student in Frederick County says Maryland is failing to keep its most vulnerable students safe. After watching a recent Fox45 report, Cindy Rose, wrote the state board of education seeking answers,...
"Prepare Now": Substation Failure Puts Baltimore At Risk Of "Widespread" Blackout
Zero Hedge
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Over a million residents across central Maryland, particularly in the Baltimore metro, were warned moments ago by the local utility that a substation failure linked to a major power plant could trigger widespread blackouts this afternoon. The...