ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 10 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * New Master Angler Eric Packard fishes more than 200 days a year * * * Eric Packard of Calvert County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland. Packard is the eleventh Master Angler since the progra  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 10 -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) released its annual report card today with the overall Chesapeake Bay earning a grade of C+ (55%), the highest grade since 2002. The 2023/2024 Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card issued today at the Susquehanna River Basin Commission office in Harrisburg is the 17th annual ecos  more

BEL AIR, Maryland, July 10 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Secretary Day makes stops in Edgewood, Aberdeen, Havre de Grace and Bel Air to learn about community priorities throughout the county * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day heard from leaders and residents of Harford County and visited several towns Tuesday as part of the department's ongoing Day Trips s  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 10 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded more than $16.2 million to assist small businesses and support local revitalization projects and activities. Grants from the Business Boost Microgrant Program, the Main Street Improvement Grant, and Project Restore 2.0 will provide funds to 121 businesses, local governments,  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 10 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced the impact of the upcoming limited series Lady in the Lake, which is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, July 19. The production created 1,132 Maryland jobs; utilized goods and services from 2,456 local businesses; and paid for more than 32,000 hotel room nights at local lodging establishments--generating more than $100 million during its  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is the first effort of its kind. Next steps include a strategic action plan for promoting interregional transmission projects. * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined fellow New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York in signing a memoran  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 10 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Under the Shapiro Administration, Pennsylvania will continue to improve local waterways and water quality * * * Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secret  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * New facility expected to generate $861 million in investment and create 330 jobs * * * Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, applauds today's announcement from member company LS Greenlink of a new cable facility in Chesapeake, Va., repr  more