Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that criminal charges have been filed against Terry Adrian Handy, Jr., of Eden, Maryland for violations of the state's environmental laws regarding the disposal of pollutants.

Concerns over trash and sanitation in downtown Dover are sparking conversations among residents, business owners and city leaders about how to keep the state's capital clean.

As the City of Salisbury plans to raise fines for littering, volunteers continue to clean up one of the most problematic areas: the railroad tracks. 

The city of Salisbury may look at increasing fines for those who litter across the city. 

Several Maryland environmental groups filed a legal challenge Friday, against the Maryland Department of Environment's recently issued wastewater discharge permit for an animal waste rendering plant in Linkwood. 

The owner of a campground community in Sussex County has been issued a violation from the Delaware Department of Resources and Environmental Control for improper wastewater discharge.

Maryland is taking over operations at the state’s largest wastewater treatment plant after environment officials “determined that the decline in the proper maintenance and operation of the Plant risks catastrophic failures.”