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Anne Arundel council overrides stormwater fee veto, then considers tweaks
The Anne Arundel County Council voted Wednesday to override County Executive Laura Neuman's veto of fees to pay for stormwater pollution projects, but council members then offered changes that could address some of her concerns. It was not clear...
Tags: Severna Park, Rivers, Annapolis, Politics, Business
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Report: Fewer pollutants entering Chesapeake Bay
The amount of pollutants flowing into the Chesapeake Bay has decreased for the third year running, according to newly released estimates by the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), a regional federal-state partnership formed to help restore the bay. The CBP...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Aquaculture, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Getting past the 'rain tax' rhetoric
Stormwater is the only source of pollution to local waterways that is growing. There has been much talk lately of stormwater fees as a "rain tax." While catchy, the moniker really doesn't tell the story. The story begins when those raindrops hit parking...
Tags: Judges, Rivers, Environmental Pollution, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pitching in to save the bay
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's recently released 2012 State of the Bay Report tells us the health of the Chesapeake Bay has improved 14 percent since 2008. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, we hear...
Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Rivers, Environmental Pollution, Water, Local Government
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Crabbers feel the pinch of slim pickings
Michael Diggs of Poquoson has been a waterman for more than 40 years, and says the blue crab harvest as the 2013 season kicks in is slim pickings. "Oh, Lord, things are tight," Diggs, 62, said Monday. "One good week — since then, it's been...
Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Science, Buckroe, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Aquaculture
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Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]
Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...Tags: Rivers, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Science and Technology, Chesapeake Bay
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Arundel executive vetoes 'rain tax' fee
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura A. Neuman on Thursday vetoed that county’s version of the so-called rain tax — making it the first jurisdiction to take action against the controversial state-mandated stormwater management fee. Under...
Tags: Media Industry, Montgomery County (Maryland), Politics, Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
O'Malley to sign death penalty repeal next week ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to sign a measure repealing capital punishment in Maryland into law. Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman for O'Malley, confirmed on Thursday that O'...Tags: Libya, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Martin O'Malley
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Arundel executive vetoes stormwater fee
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura A. Neuman on Thursday vetoed that county's version of the so-called rain tax — making it the first jurisdiction to take action against the state-mandated stormwater management fee. Under legislation approved last...Tags: Media Industry, Montgomery County (Maryland), Justice System, Politics, Annapolis
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Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — More than 80 veterans graduating from West Virginia University will have a chance to wear red-white-and-blue cords with their gowns. Graduation weekend is set for May 18-19. The cords come with a note from President Jim...Tags: White House, Greenbrier
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Here is the latest Maryland and Delaware news from The Associated Press
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A gun owners' rights group in Washington state is threatening to sue 35 Maryland local governments unless they repeal gun regulations that the group says violate state law. The Second Amendment Foundation says Maryland is...Tags: Jarrod Parker, Baltimore Orioles
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Chesapeake Bay 'heroes' honored
Steve White got the call last Thursday telling him he was a Chesapeake Bay hero. "I was tickled," said White, 60, who runs a family convenience store in Croaker in James City County. It wasn't his business acumen that earned him the honor, but the...
Tags: Human Interest, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), U.S. Navy
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