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Howard County banks on rain gardens to raise awareness of stormwater management

Although he was a German major in college, these days Peter Bulka is shoveling dirt to build rain gardens. His colleague, Dave Gondoun, is planning to study cyber security when he starts classes at Howard Community College this fall.

But whatever they end up doing, both men, and many of the other participants in the Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth program, a Howard County green jobs initiative for local young adults, say they have come to see working to improve the environment as an important goal.

New Group Combats Childhood Obesity By Taking On Drinks

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Childhood obesity is a huge problem in Maryland. Now health advocates are teaming up with state lawmakers to push for change. The new coalition was announced in Annapolis Wednesday.

Linh Bui has more on their efforts.

Several organizations are part of this coalition, including the American Heart Association and the NAACP, and it’s tackling two critical public health problems.

READY leaders put their expertise to use, teaching middle school students about conservation.

The phrase of the day was "invasive plants," defined as species that take over an area outside their natural environments at the expense of native plants.