‘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. Freelance Reporter October 14, 2022
College Park council votes against $400,000 water feature for new city hall The projected price increased after designs were completed. Angela Mecca November 20, 2019
UMD conference highlights effect of climate change on Chesapeake Bay The event was organized by the agriculture and natural resources college. Freelance Reporter October 30, 2019
These UMD researchers are helping farmers grow crops on urban roofs John Lea-Cox and Andrew Ristvey are working with Up Top Acres to farm rooftop produce. Rina Torchinsky September 6, 2019
A UMD student is working on a device to curb unnecessary toilet-flushing He's obtained a patent for a device to tackle the issue. Rina Torchinsky September 5, 2019
Water back on after outage at South Campus Commons 2 due to emergency repairs There isn't yet an estimate for when the water will be back, according to an email sent to residents. Eric Neugeboren September 3, 2019
UMD RHA wants a competition to reduce water consumption in dorms The competition would reward dorms that lower their water consumption below last year's average. Maria Trovato May 8, 2019
UMD’s facilities are a disaster. Administration must fix them. Before the university gets more overstated glass buildings, it needs working sinks. J-P Teti May 3, 2019
UMD’s Washington Quad will get a water bottle filling station this fall Many South Hill dorms don’t have filtered water bottle-filling stations. Maria Trovato April 5, 2019
UMD lecture: “Coordinated action” needed to address water scarcity, climate change “The more we wait, the more that it costs." Freelance Reporter April 4, 2019