by Eric Skalac | Jun 9, 2011 | Environment
Eric Skalac/MNS The Catoctin Trail will receive new trail markers as part of the National Recreation Trail Designation. FREDERICK, Md. — Though the Appalachian Trail that runs from Maine to George gets more attention and visitors, new federal recognition of...
by Eric Skalac | Jun 1, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The government issued only a handful of permits to develop wind and solar energy projects on public land last year compared with more than 1,300 oil and gas permits issued on federal land, a shockingly low number that needs to be fixed fast, members of a...
by Eric Skalac | May 31, 2011 | Environment
Mr. T in DC/Flickr The cost of acquiring new land must be balanced with operations and maintenance costs of current refuge properties. WASHINGTON— The chairman and several members of a House natural resources subcommittee are questioning the National Wildlife...
by Eric Skalac | May 24, 2011 | Environment, Topics
splorp/Flickr Rare earth elements are used in many tech products that we rely on, including hard drives. WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs rare earth elements for hybrid cars, light bulbs and tomahawk missiles, and with only one domestic production plant for...
by Eric Skalac | May 12, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON–Maryland is ready to drill into 100,000 acres in the western part of the state to collect the natural gas beneath, but concerns of contaminated groundwater resulting from hydraulic fracturing must be settled first. Energy Information Agency/DOE The...
