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Chesapeake Bay grasses decline for third year
The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers have lost 44 percent of their underwater grasses over the past three years, scientists reported Thursday, reducing vital habitat for crabs and fish to a level not seen in nearly three decades. Scientists blamed...
Tags: Annapolis, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Weather, Environmental Politics
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Plan for wall repair ready to take shape in historic Ellicott City
Before it became "The Wall That Ate Some Cars," it was just a stone wall on Mulligans Hill Lane, bracing a 20-foot-high embankment — stalwart as the steep hills that give Ellicott City's historic district much of its character. Then in early...
Tags: Archdiocese of Baltimore, Roman Catholicism, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Ken Ulman, Natural Disasters
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Winter or spring, snow worries are a Maryland tradition
Here's a question for a snowy day in spring: Will Marylanders, and Baltimoreans in particular, ever grow so accustomed to snow that they stop worrying so much about it? Could climate change do enough crazy things to the atmosphere to bring us more...
Tags: Snow Storms, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Weather, Global Change
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Good news, for a change, about the Chesapeake Bay
For 30 years, the Chesapeake Bay Program — a partnership including the six bay states, the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies — has been measuring and assessing...
Tags: Natural Resources, Symptoms, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resource Industry, Ecosystems
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Chesapeake regaining "resilience," EPA reports
The Chesapeake Bay is showing increased resilience in the face of natural and man-made abuses, though it's still seriously impaired, according to the latest official report on the regional restoration effort. The annual "Bay Barometer" released...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Federal uncertainty delays grant program
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERThe Somerset County commissioners signed a contract Tuesday to receive $741,261 in community development funds for 2012 projects. The process was delayed by five months mainly because of fiscal uncertainty at the federal level, according to Somerset...Tags: Politics, Embezzlement, Economy, Business and Finance, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Interior Policy
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Coal-ash pollution at three Maryland landfills to be cleaned up
The operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland has agreed to pay a total of $2.2 million in penalties and fix long-standing pollution problems at the landfills in Southern Maryland and Montgomery County where it disposes of the ash from those...Tags: Rivers, Trials, Mining, Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Letter: Eastern Shore senator questions state's plan for dealing with sediment behind Conowingo Dam
This letter was sent to the head of the Maryland Department of Environment and a similar one was sent to the head of the Department of Natural Resources. A copy was provided for publication. In August, the U.S. Geological Survey published a report...Tags: Environmental Issues, Hurricane Irene (2011), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tropical Weather, Conservation
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Is the Bay Foundation ignoring the threat behind the Conowingo Dam?
Why does the Chesapeake Bay Foundation refuse to take seriously the threat posed by the Conowingo Dam's inability to hold back Susquehanna River pollution? With respect to the effect of Susquehanna River pollutants, the bay foundation has taken an...
Tags: Rivers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Disasters
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Lawnton Fire Department holding drive for Sandy victims
ReporterThe Lawnton Fire Company in Dauphin County has started a drive for fellow firefighters in New York affected by Hurricane Sandy. "Last year at this time, we were recovering from our own floods and our own disaster. When this struck some fellow...Tags: Staten Island (New York City), New York City, Fires, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Tropical Storms
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Volunteers work to help Eastern Shore recover
As J.C. Barbely looked at Assateague Island in his rearview mirror Saturday night, he was pretty sure his seaside home away from home wouldn't escape Sandy's fury. But Wednesday morning, the assistant manager of the Maryland Park Service's biggest money-...
Tags: Ocean City, Social Media, Rentals, Media Industry, Tropical Storms
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: County by county, Pa. cleans up after #SuperStormSandy.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Wherever you are in Pennsylvania this morning, we hope you made it through two days' worth of SuperStorm Sandy with minimal discomfort. And if you're currently without electricity or have suffered some damage to...
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