Displaying items 97-108 of 199
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-17
•
Next >
-
Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea'
A big fight is brewing over a little fish — a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea.
Catch restrictions loom on menhaden, which is too unsavory to grace a dinner plate but much sought by commercial...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Science, Aquaculture, Reedville, Conservation
-
Commission votes to curb menhaden catch by 37 percent
The interstate panel that oversees fishing along the Eastern Seaboard voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to cut the menhaden catch by up to 37 percent next year in an effort to protect the species and, by extension, striped bass.
The 14-3 vote by the...Tags: Government, Science, Bob McDonnell, Aquaculture, Reedville
-
Contaminant search limited around Sparrows Point
A federal judge signed off on a deal between government regulators and the owner of the Sparrows Point steel plant requiring the company only to look near its shoreline for toxic contaminants it might need to clean up. U.S. District Court Judge J....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Companies and Corporations, Inner Harbor, Judges, Patapsco
-
Chesapeake Bay Foundation to appeal Sparrows Point ruling
Environmental groups are appealing a federal judge's ruling that the owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill need only do a limited search for offshore pollution from the plant. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and its legal partners, including the...Tags: Inner Harbor, Annapolis, Judges, Patapsco, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Study: Pollution trading could trim bay cleanup costs
Steep projected costs for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could be trimmed by billions of dollars, a new study suggests, by allowing polluters to buy "credits" for less-expensive reductions made by others.
The study, presented Thursday to the Chesapeake...Tags: Population and Census, Environmental Pollution, Annapolis, Water, Environmental Politics
-
Bay pollution trading stirs mixed feelings
Could pollution "trading" really shave billions of dollars from the costs of restoring the Chesapeake Bay? Or would the long-running cleanup effort suffer at the hands of those looking to make a buck on it? A study presented Thursday to the Chesapeake...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
-
Recreation & Outdoors calendar
Careful Catch TuesdayMay 8, 7:30 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Foundation senior naturalist and outdoors writer John Page Williams will be guest speaker at a Northwest Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association meeting. He'll discuss the Careful...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Patapsco, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Baltimore County, Catonsville
-
Chesapeake Bay: Oyster gardening helps improve quality of local waterways
Did you know these stats about oysters and oyster gardening? - Adult oysters filter up to 50 gallons of water a day, removing algae and sediment that negatively affect waterways. - Oyster reefs provide habitats for more than 300 different plants and...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Saluda, Demographics, Health, Gardening
-
New farm rules curb manure, sludge use to help Bay
New farm regulations being aired this week by Maryland officials would ease first-ever limits on how, when and where the state's farmers can spread animal manure and sewage sludge on their fields. The "nutrient management" rules, which were posted online...
Tags: Agriculture, Chemical Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution
-
Living Here: Mathews County
Mathews County is considered a destination for those looking for a difference pace of life, as the Middle Peninsula county has grown more popular in recent years with retirees and other transplants. Still, fewer than 9,000 people remain spread over 85...
Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports
-
'Mahogany tide' of algae turning harbor murky
Record-high water temperatures and a March sewage leak are contributing to a large algae bloom in the Baltimore harbor, bringing what is known as a "mahogany tide" of reddish-brown algae to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River.
The bloom is somewhat...Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Inner Harbor, Energy Resources, Water, Patapsco
-
Proposal would require best septic technology
The O'Malley administration is proposing a regulation that in most of the state would require builders of new homes using septic systems to install more costly models that reduce water pollution. The Maryland Department of the Environment acknowledges...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Environmental Pollution, Litigation and Regulation, Environmental Issues, Frederick County (Maryland)
Oct 30, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 9, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 22, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 2, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 3, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 4, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 5, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 9, 2012
|Story| Daily Press
May 9, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 23, 2012
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Apr 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 27, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Chesapeake Bay Foundation topic gallery.