The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore will receive $15.6 million from the Federal Railroad Administration Consolidated Rail and Infrastructure Safety Improvements program for its Rail Capacity Modernization Project. The […]
Environment
Funding secured for underground tunnel in Ellicott City
Howard County announced the closing of a $75 million low-interest federal loan to construct a 5,000-foot-long tunnel in Ellicott City, which will be the largest flood mitigation component of the […]
Pittman statement on FHA’s Chesapeake Bay Crossing study
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman issued the following statement on the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 1 National Environmental […]
Howard agrees to buy, preserve Girl Scouts’ Camp Ilchester
Howard County has purchased Camp Ilchester in Ellicott City and to preserve it as open space as part of the county’s parks and recreation system. County Executive Calvin Ball announced […]
ALLETE closes acquisition of New Energy Equity
ALLETE Inc. has closed the previously announced acquisition of New Energy Equity, of Annapolis, a distributed solar developer, for approximately $165.5 million. New Energy has successfully completed more than 250 distributed […]
Arundel announces renewable solar energy initiatives
Anne Arundel County has announced two key solar and renewable energy initiatives. Executive Order 57 commits the county to purchasing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 to run all government operations; and Bill […]
Delegation announces $9.3M for EV charging stations
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $9,298,080 in […]
Maryland Delegation supports Research Refuge expansion
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Jamie Raskin, urged the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the […]
Howard seeks nominees for environmental awards
The Howard County Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Environmental Services has announced that nomination forms are available for its fourth annual “Business Recycling and Waste Reduction” and “Green Community […]
Loyola inks renewable energy agreement with Chaberton
Loyola University Maryland will support clean energy development in Maryland by purchasing electricity generated by Friendship Solar Farm in the Howard County town of West Friendship. The university signed a […]