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Boonsboro Green Fest spreads out to promote sustainable living
alnotarianni@aol.comRecycling is a lot more than just a colored can full of paper and plastic at the curb. Visitors to the fifth annual Boonsboro Green Fest on Saturday at Shafer Memorial Park found no less than 25 recycling options in the parking lot before they even...Tags: Healthy Diet, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Arable Farming, Water Pollution
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Allan Powell: The driving force for minimal government
Many of the best books and articles we read are those recommended by others. One such article was the amazing account of the Koch family, whose wealth is approaching that of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Because of their increasing support for very...Tags: Philosophy, Business, Religion and Belief, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Health and Safety at Work
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Environmental groups split on giving farmers more say about bay rules
Environmental groups are split over a bill that would give Maryland farmers more certainty about how Chesapeake Bay restoration regulations will affect them. Under the legislation, farmers would be exempted from new regulations for 10 years if they agree...Tags: Environmental Politics, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Waste, Renovation
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Obama nominates three for Cabinet-level posts
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama filled in more pieces of his second term leadership team Monday, nominating a trio of new advisers to lead the Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency and budget office. The nominations signal the White House’s...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama, Politics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, White House
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Group challenges Potomac discharge permit awarded to Shepherdstown federal facility
Associated PressA watershed-protection group wants the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board to throw out a Potomac River pollution permit that state regulators gave a federal facility in Shepherdstown and instead impose Maryland’s tougher sampling...Tags: E. coli Infection, Conservation, Water, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Lawmakers work with Washington County and state officials to cut pollution plan costs
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s share of a statewide plan to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges to the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to cost the county $1.1 billion through 2025. That number was greeted with ridicule and disbelief when it was mentioned...Tags: Conservation, Maryland General Assembly, Frederick County (Virginia), Laws, Justice System
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Local lawmakers get additional briefing on bay pollution rules
Western Maryland legislators were briefed on a state plan to reduce the amount of pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay by Robert Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of Environment, at a delegation meeting Thursday. “2025 is the deadline...
Tags: Ronald N. Young, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues
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Fracking, septics, wind facing Maryland lawmakers
Natural gas drilling in western Maryland, offshore wind power, and new growth and septic system requirements are among the environmental issues facing state lawmakers again as the Maryland General Assembly gathers Wednesday. Senate President Thomas V....
Tags: Government, Wind Power, Maryland General Assembly, Alternative Energy, Politics
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Tomblin takes oath for full term as W.Va. governor
Associated PressGov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Monday he’ll seek improvements for West Virginians over his full four-year term, vowing in his inaugural address to protect coal and fight the federal government “to get off our backs and leave us alone.”...Tags: Mining, Government, Barack Obama, Politics, Coal
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 10
County’s deal for school land still needs to be explained To the editor: I was struck by a question not answered by Commissioner William McKinley in his Oct. 2 letter regarding the recent purchase of land for the proposed West City elementary...Tags: Oil Spills, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), NASA, William McKinley, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Two Washington County properties entered into separate preservation programs
dona@herald-mail.comDevelopment rights on 27 acres of land in Washington County have been entered into two preservation programs, according to state news releases. Gov. Martin O’Malley and the state Board of Public Works approved the addition of the lands into the...Tags: Conservation, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Antietam National Battlefield, Environmental Issues
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Letters to the Editor - Sept. 16
In remembrance of a fine historian To the editor: I am very sad to learn that Don C. Wood has passed on. When I was researching my novel about the first year of Belle Boyd’s career, “The Shenandoah Spy” and doing the final walking-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Yosemite National Park, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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