Inside Climate News • 6th January 2025

The Renewable Energy Transition Has Residents of a Small Arizona Town on Edge - Inside Climate News

PATAGONIA, Arizona — Deep in the Patagonia Mountains, puffs of cool air from a cavernous natural spring interrupt the desert heat. The water bubbles up from an underground aquifer and trickles into Alum Gulch, orange from minerals such as magnesium and calcium, left over from mining in the area.

Capitals Outsider • 16th November 2024

Photos: Washington Capitals Street Hockey Extravaganza!

As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the Washington Capitals on Saturday held the Street Hockey Extravaganza, a youth ball hockey tournament, at Eaglebank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Frederick News-Post • 7th November 2024

Brennan, Black atop school board field, with thousands of ballots left to review

With tens of thousands of ballots left to review, the race for three seats on the Frederick County Board of Education is still undecided. Jaime Kiersten Brennan and Colt Morningstar Black lead the field with 49,248 and 48,061 votes, respectively, based on unofficial election results from early voting, some mail-in ballots and all 66 Election Day precincts in Frederick County reporting.

Capitals Outsider • 4th November 2024

Photos: Hershey Bears Team Autograph Night!

The Hershey Bears signed autographs for fans after Sunday’s game at Giant Center.

Capitals Outsider • 4th November 2024

Photos: Hershey Bears vs. Charlotte Checkers

The Hershey Bears defeated the Charlotte Checkers 4-3 in a shootout on Nov. 3. The team participated in Autograph Night afterwards where fans took the ice to take photos and receive autographs from the Bears.

Frederick News-Post • 31st October 2024

Hood's inaugural women's ice hockey team is about to break the ice

After 18 months of recruiting, developing the program and setting team standards, head coach Josh Funk has the inaugural Hood College women’s ice hockey team ready for its home opener Friday. The new team has 25 players representing 17 states and two Canadian provinces. Hood College does not have a men’s ice hockey team.

Capitals Outsider • 13th October 2024

Photos: Hershey Bears Banner Raising

The 2024 Calder Cup Champions raised their banner at the first Hershey Bears home game of the year. The Bears defeated the Cleveland Monsters, 7-3, at Giant Center as they attempt to win their third Calder Cup in a row.

Capitals Outsider • 13th October 2024

Photos: Hershey Bears Home Opener vs. Cleveland Monsters

The Hershey Bears defeated the Cleveland Monsters 7-3 at their home opener Oct. 12, 2024. Ethen Frank netted a hat trick and Vincent Iorio, Luke Philip, Bogdan Trineyev and Ethan Bear also scored to start the Bears season off on a high note.

Frederick News-Post • 5th October 2024

Hispanic Heritage Festival showcases culture through music, food and dancing

The Frederick Hispanic Heritage Festival, put on by Centro Hispano de Frederick, featured celebrations of Hispanic culture through music, food, dance performances and vendors in downtown Frederick on Saturday.

Capitals Outsider • 17th September 2024

Photos: Final Day of Caps Rookie Camp

The Washington Capitals wrapped up Rookie Camp on Sunday at McMullen Hockey Arena within the Brigade Sports Complex in Annapolis, Md.

Mother Jones • 1st June 2024

This bill would let miners dump waste on federal lands where they have no claim

After the House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow mining companies more legal rights to federal lands by a bipartisan vote of 216-195 earlier this month, a bipartisan group of Senate sponsors are moving it through their chamber.

Grist • 18th May 2024

As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar

The coastal communities of Guayama and Salinas in southern Puerto Rico feature acres of vibrant green farmland, and a rich, biodiverse estuary, the protected Jobos Bay, which stretches between the neighboring townships. But this would-be tropical paradise is also the home of both a 52-year-old oil-fired power plant and a 22-year-old coal-fired power plant, which local residents say contaminate their drinking water and air, and harm people’s health.

Medill News Service • 22nd February 2024

Outdated regulations stall cutting-edge nuclear plants - Medill News Service

WASHINGTON – Congress approved billions of dollars in recent years to support new nuclear energy technology. Despite this, advanced reactor projects have yet to break ground in the United States, delaying the fight against climate change, experts said.

Planet Forward • 10th November 2023

Litigation, red tape prevent abandoned coal mine cleanup efforts

Abandoned coal mines threaten community safety and the environment, but despite bipartisan support, remediation efforts are often stalled by litigation and red tape, senators said at a hearing on Nov. 9.

Planet Forward • 2nd November 2023

Senators blast EPA for a backlog in approving carbon storage wells - Planet Forward

WASHINGTON – Senators criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for its slow going approval process for wells that store carbon dioxide captured from power plants, industrial facilities and other sources.

The Baltimore Banner • 31st December 2022

Baltimore Divided: A community association seeks to help displaced residents

Capital News Service journalists sought to understand how wealth inequality was changing in Baltimore after the last census. They compared neighborhood-by-neighborhood income data and then set out to speak to residents about the changes they were experiencing.

Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Righ • 1st July 2021

A year after surviving COVID, business is flourishing

Last year, Darryl Ciarlante-Zuber nearly died from the novel coronavirus while his husband, Joe, sat in quarantine. After 40 days of intensive care at Beebe Medical Foundation and a year of support from their friends and the community, the duo have since opened a second restaurant and are thriving.