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Meet the candidates: DC's primary election headlined by several contested council races 06/01/2024 09:29am • D.C. is guaranteed at least one new council member when the dust settles from this election cycle, and there are several other contested council races. In Ward 7, longtime council member and former Mayor Vince Gray is stepping down, and a crowded field has emerged to fill his seat. In Wards 4 DC police release bodycam footage of police shooting that left man with a knife injured 05/28/2024 07:42pm • D.C. police have released body camera footage of shooting that left a man suspected of having a mental health episode earlier this month injured. The shooting happened May 18, when police responded to calls at Virginia Avenue and 24th Street NW for a man, later identified as 28-year-old Jonathan Va. Attorney General Miyares challenging heavy truck emissions rule and other federal proposals 05/25/2024 11:48pm • Joining 23 conservative-led states’ efforts, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has signed on to legal challenges to new federal rules designed to advance emission reductions and address what scientists say is causing extreme weather events. Miyares has challenged several rules, including What does a DC ward manager do? Meet the first one: Ward 8's Wendy Glenn 05/17/2024 05:39am • In a building off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Southeast, Wendy Glenn sat behind a desk, helping residents connect to the services that the District has to offer them. She's the city's first ward manager, a position D.C. plans to introduce to all eight wards. Her team will operate out of t Energy Strategy Series 2024: How DC Public Works, DC Water drive toward clean energy with biodiesel 04/22/2024 04:06pm • The urgency to address environmental concerns has escalated, propelling cities around the world to explore sustainable solutions. Washington, D.C., has not wavered in its commitment to climate action, with a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045. Like balancing a checkbook, being carbon 'Stand in solidarity': Md. nonprofit raises nearly 100K for families of workers killed after bridge collapse 03/28/2024 03:37pm • Nearly $100,000 has been raised by a Maryland Latino grassroots organization for the families of the construction workers that died in the Patapsco River when the Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a cargo ship and collapsed on Tuesday.  Eight people fell into the water after the collision. Two US drops out of top 20 on the latest world's happiest countries report 03/21/2024 09:51am • People in the United States are not as happy as they once were. Younger people in particular have pulled the country down in the newest world's happiest countries report. The World Happiness Report, measured between 2021 and 2023, during the COVID-19 pandemic, showed that happiness scores from th U.Md. lifts suspension on 32 fraternities, sororities, 5 remain under investigation 03/15/2024 05:11pm • The University of Maryland has lifted the suspension of fraternity and sorority activity on campus for 32 chapters, clearing them to return to normal activities, the university announced Friday evening. "Effective immediately, we are lifting the temporary pause on new member and alcohol-related a Women without risk factors twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with lung cancer 03/04/2024 01:23pm • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States — and it's disproportionately affecting some women. "It's sadly taking more lives than breast and cervical and ovarian cancers combined," said Laurie Ambrose, president and CEO of Go2 for Lung Cancer, an advocacy group that s How Holy Cross focuses on combating systemic maternal care issues faced by women of color 02/22/2024 04:00pm • There is a maternal health crisis for women of color in the United States, and Holy Cross Health wants to change that for women in the Metropolitan Washington area. “Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the maternal mortality rate in the United States is 23.8 per 100,00 New 'Safe Commercial Corridor Hub' in DC opens a block from site of Chinatown Walgreens shooting 02/12/2024 03:27pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the opening of a new community center designed to offer residents direct access to police and other city agencies to deal with crime and behavioral health issues. "We not only want people to be safe," Bowser said, "but feel safe." The opening of Chinatown's n Parrott jumps into Md. 6th District congressional race as filing deadline passes 02/11/2024 12:00am • Former state Del. Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington) hopes the third time is the charm. The two-time Republican nominee in the 6th congressional district entered the GOP primary for the open seat just a few hours before the filing deadline Friday, joining six other Republicans in the race to replace Supporting national priorities through smart chemical regulation 01/12/2024 04:02pm • This article was written by Dennis Deziel, Senior Director of Federal Affairs at the American Chemistry Council. The United States has long been a beacon of innovation, particularly within the chemical industry. U.S. chemical manufacturing generates over $600 billion annually, directly employs ov Energy for everyone 01/12/2024 02:50pm • This content was provided by Washington Gas. Energy equity remains one of our society's most urgent issues, especially among underserved households. In 2023, Project Hope reported that more than 30 million households in the United States cannot adequately meet their daily energy needs. As we c Maryland's highest paid lobbyists registered to push fossil fuel interests in statehouse next year 12/29/2023 09:49pm • Just in time for the 2024 General Assembly session: An update on state lobbying firms that represent fossil fuel clients — and the governments, clean energy companies, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions that hire them. Earlier this year, a new national climate advocacy group