UMD community concerned about Purple Line construction’s environmental, health impacts
Dorms along Campus Drive at this university are set to close for part of the summer due to noise from nearby Purple Line work.
UMD community frustrated about lack of communication on tree-cutting in Guilford Woods
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission cut down 11 large trees and about 30 smaller trees starting Feb. 23 for a pipe repair.
College Park has lost 8 acres of tree canopy over last decade, new assessment shows
A tree canopy is a measure of how much of an area is shaded by trees — an important factor when it comes to air pollution absorption and reducing erosion.
Target is important to life in College Park. It shouldn’t be closed.
If Target is closed, another business should (and will) come in and take the business.
Green initiatives are not enough. Maryland needs a plastic bag tax.
A plastic bag tax could decrease usage and incentivize further environmentalism.
Don’t develop the Paint Branch Preserve. Lower rents instead.
Locals are opposed to developing the Paint Branch Preserve. We must listen to them.
Prince George’s County Planning Board shouldn’t develop Paint Branch Preserve
Paint Branch Preserve is a floodplain. Why are we trying to build homes on it?
UMD report gives Maryland a B- for coastal adaptation
The report card was released in January by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
City council opposes Purple Line sector plan that would develop Guilford Woods
The council will send a letter against the plan, which would bring high-density affordable housing and a walkable community area to the woods.
Community members say MAGLEV train would be overpriced, destroy local environments
The magnetic levitation train system was proposed by Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail and would operate between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.