SALISBURY, Maryland, April 23 -- Perdue Farms issued the following news release: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) and Perdue Farms (Perdue) celebrated the 54th Earth Day and their strong partnership by planting more than 300 trees on a family poultry farm in Quarryville, PA. This partnership, announced in October 2023 with funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), has already made substantial strides to positively impact the environment on farms in the Chesapeak more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 23 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: BGE is now accepting applications from eligible nonprofits for grants of up to $10,000 to support environmental stewardship projects in the company's service area. Green Grants applicants must be located in BGE's geographic service area and prospective projects must fall into at least one of BGE's environmental focus areas: conservation, education, energy efficiency, pollutio more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 23 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Social and behavior change can encourage early prenatal care and prevention measures, keys in reducing a mother's risk of malaria. * * * By Stephanie Desmon The statistics are stark: In 2022, 36 percent of pregnant women in Africa were infected with malaria, which can contribute to preterm birth and low birthweight babies and can also increase the risk of cognitive  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 23 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Infants and children 5 years old and younger experienced only "modest" delays in developmental milestones due to the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and restrictions, a study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center finds. In a report on the study published April 22 in JAMA Pediatrics, investigators evaluated possible links between pandemic-related disruptions to everyday life and changes in develop more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 23 -- Marriott International issued the following news: Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) has verified its near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a global climate action organization that develops tools that allow businesses to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets in line with data-driven methodology. Marriott is the largest global hospitality company to receive app more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of eight attorneys general to defend a crucial provision of Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Materiality Provision, which prevents the disenfranchisement of voters for making immaterial errors - meaning those that should have no effect - on voting paperwork. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorn more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 23 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today visited the Maryland Department of the Environment's headquarters in Baltimore in celebration of Earth Day. During the visit, the governor discussed the agency's work to combat climate change, reduce pollution, and promote environmental stewardship. Governor Moore also participated in a ceremonial tree planting and signed an executive order (https://governor more PR