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In West Baltimore, Fighting Displacement Before Gentrification Takes a Hold
Next City
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August 7, 2025
This Q&A is part of Lessons from the Field, Next City’s new series of interviews with anti-displacement practitioners across the country. Each conversation features practical insights and hard-earned wisdom from urban leaders who have built...
NSC and Safety On The Edge Announce Strategic Co-location in Baltimore
The Bulletin - Kansas
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August 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council and Safety On The Edge Global Forum are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership that will bring their respective safety leadership events together under one roof. The NSC...
Climate: EPA rejects the science, ignores the heat | STAFF COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 31, 2025
“There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause.” Those two sentences are lifted verbatim from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s science website. You know, the...
Workplace Safety: Employer Obligations and Penalties
Chemical Processing
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August 19, 2025
We can all agree that a safe workplace is good for the bottom line. Fewer worker injuries and fatalities lead to fewer families picking up the pieces after a safety incident. From a business perspective, that means fewer workers’ compensation or...
‘Not Politics, Reality’: Bed Bath & Beyond Refuses To Open Stores In Gavin Newsom’s California
The Daily Caller
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August 20, 2025
Bed Bath & Beyond will not be opening locations in California anytime soon, its chairman announced on Wednesday, blaming the state’s challenging business climate. Marcus Lemonis, chairman of Beyond, Inc. — the parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond —...
Maryland climbs to 19 heat-related deaths as high temperatures linger
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 31, 2025
At least 19 Marylanders have died of heat-related illness so far this summer, according to the latest data from the Maryland Department of Health. Last week, 13 people were recorded as having died from heat-related causes. Last year, 27 people in...
Baltimore recorded fewest youth homicides in a decade in first half of 2025
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 31, 2025
The number of people under 18 killed in Baltimore during the first six months of 2025 fell to the lowest level in more than a decade — two — mirroring the city’s broader decline in violence. The decline comes as Baltimore and the state have begun...
Baltimore County Council support holds for IG Madigan as vote on nominee nears
WYPR - Maryland
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July 31, 2025
The wall of support for Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan is holding firm on the county council following IG nominee Khadija Walker’s Tuesday appearance before the body. County Executive Kathy Klausmeier rejected Madigan for...
FOX45: Maryland commits $11M to flood protection, habitat restoration in South Baltimore
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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August 6, 2025
Maryland will provide up to $11 million for a South Baltimore flood resilience and habitat restoration project aimed at reducing flooding, improving water quality and addressing environmental justice issues. Originally Published: August 6, 2025 at...
PMA-263 LRT Demonstration Tests UAS in Southern Maryland
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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August 6, 2025
In mid-July 2025, the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program, known as PMA-263, conducted a pivotal two-week PMA-263 LRT Demonstration at the University of Maryland (UMD) UAS Test Site in Chaptico, Maryland. Nearly...
Rep. Andy Harris announces federal investment for Maryland seafood industry
Harford News - Maryland
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August 6, 2025
Rep. Andy Harris, who represents Maryland’s 1st district in the U.S. Congress, announced new federal support for the state’s seafood industry through a series of social media posts on August 6, 2025.In a statement shared on his official account,...
Recent record-breaking weather explained in 5 charts
WLKY - Kentucky
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August 20, 2025
Scorching heat and humidity across parts of the U.S. come as the release of the State of the Climate report for 2024 came out last Thursday, highlighting a record-breaking prior year around the world. Records for high temperature and sea surface...
Trump targets Black-led cities
OurWeekly LA - California
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August 21, 2025
Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force and his threats to extend the same approach to other Black-led cities are being denounced as racially motivated and tied directly to the Project 2025 blueprint. The facts tell a different...
Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed
The New York Times
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August 6, 2025
A judge in Charleston, S.C., dismissed on Wednesday the city’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies over their role in climate change, ruling that the case raised questions that were far beyond the bounds of state laws. During two days of...
Man sentenced to 40 years in prison for deadly 2022 shooting in West Baltimore
FOX45 - Maryland
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison following his conviction for the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man back in May 2022, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City announced Tuesday. Anton Harris was...
Baltimore County teachers ok contract
WYPR - Maryland
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July 30, 2025
Baltimore County teachers ratified a contract with the school administration, but most of those who voted made it clear they are not happy about it. According to the teachers union, there were 2,917 votes in favor of the contract, and 563 votes...
Baltimore City schools failed to address reports of antisemitism, lawsuit alleges
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed a federal civil rights complaint Wednesday against Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS), alleging the district allowed Jewish students to face "egregious and persistent discrimination and harassment" and...
Maryland city to enhance stormwater infrastructure through new grant program
Stormwater Solutions
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July 30, 2025
The City of Annapolis, Maryland, announced on July 24, 2025, that it is advancing its commitment to environmental stewardship and water quality improvement through recent enhancements to stormwater management systems and the introduction of a new...
From Kuwait to home: Maryland guardsmen reunite after mission of ingenuity and grit
WMAR-2 News - Maryland
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August 6, 2025
EDGEWOOD, Md. — A heartfelt welcome and a final salute marked the return of Maryland’s 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG), as soldiers reunited with comrades and celebrated months of successful deployment to Kuwait. The...
Howard County board limits residents' testimony in fight against planned plastic recycling facility
CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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August 20, 2025 / 3:19 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore CBS News Live CBS News Baltimore Live The Howard County Board of Appeals chair has issued an order limiting what residents may testify about in a zoning dispute over W.R. Grace's planned plastic...