Green initiatives are not enough. Maryland needs a plastic bag tax.
A plastic bag tax could decrease usage and incentivize further environmentalism.
At UMD golf course, researchers and environmentalists find a place alongside golfers
Academic departments and programs — including the FIRE program, the entomology department and the applied agriculture institute — have also used the golf course for projects and research.
‘Nature will come back’: Jane Goodall speaks at UMD about environmental conservation
Goodall is a world-renowned primatologist and activist, best known for her work with chimpanzees
‘Only rain down the drain’: UMD students paint drains to prevent pollution
The project is led by College Park's better environment committee and aims to prevent stormwater runoff.
College Park to distribute free trees to offset damages from summer storm
The city’s tree canopy has declined in the past 10 years.
Prince George’s County to expand electric bus infrastructure with new federal funding
The county’s grant application included a plan to purchase 20 new zero emission vehicles and expand electric bus charging.
Sustainable Food Systems Series kicks off with lecture on food security, equity
This week's lecture featured a game that connects small-scale farmers to low-income consumers.
In deciding the fate of NASA’s Area 400, the government must put the environment first
Wild Spaces are being destroyed. NASA’s Area 400 must be preserved to keep one safe.
As plan to sell NASA land is rejected, activists are still concerned about development
If NASA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot agree on a price for the land, it will go up for public sale.