EDUCATION • BY MIKE BOCK Though supporters praised Gov. Martin O'Malley and the legislature for an overhaul of year-to-year education funding requirements, education leaders are calling for a

ENERGY • ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Republicans and Democrats are at odds in the General Assembly over whether Maryland should pursue offshore wind or natural gas fracking as a

EDITOR'S VOICE • BY ERIC BOND This year marks a quarter century of the Voice. For the past 25 years, this has been an independent monthly tabloid, dedicated to

ENVIRONMENT • BY AMANDA ZIADEH On April 10, Cassie Meador, artistic director of Takoma Park’s Dance Exchange, began a 500-mile hike through Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia to

HEALTH • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS At Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, nutrition information is posted to a bulletin board for students to peruse as they stand

ENVIRONMENT • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS Legislators questioned Gov. Martin O'Malley about whether the jobs created from his offshore wind legislation will actually go to Marylanders during a

ENVIRONMENT • BY AMANDA YEAGER, CNS Depending on whom you ask, John Congedo has poured his energy and savings either into one of Maryland's most promising sources of economic

ENVIRONMENT • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS A federal environmental assessment, conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, has deemed there would be no significant environmental impact to

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ELLEN STODOLA, CNS After failing in last year's legislative session, Gov. Martin O'Malley is trying again with a new bill that would make offshore

EYE ON ANAPOLIS • BY GREG MASTERS Garrett County resident Dana Shimrock was relieved when Maryland put the brakes on drilling in the natural gas-rich Marcellus Shale before

GRANOLAPARK • BY GILBERT Dear Readers, Takoma Park's new councilmembers want a sustainability coordinator and they want it now! Freshly seated and not yet saddle-sore, they

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY DAVE NYCZEPIR, CNS Maryland's 430th General Assembly session convened Wednesday, promising more than a few tough votes in the coming weeks as Gov.

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ED LEVY The Maryland General Assembly will be dealing with at least two major environmental issues, wind power and stormwater runoff, in the

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY ED LEVY January 11, 2012, marks the beginning of the Maryland Legislature’s 430^th session.  The legislature has met since 1635, and its annual

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online?     The environmental impact of

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK What do I need to know about the new U.S. energy efficiency standards for light bulbs that take effect in January 2012? Will certain bulbs

ENVIRONMENT — A commission tasked with advising Maryland on possible shale gas production supports a change in the law that would make it easier for landowners to

ENVIRONMENT — Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the

OPINION • BY MIKE TIDWELL AIDS, poverty, war – none of them will matter if the atmosphere warms by 11 degrees in a century. An optimist might want to