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Drop in Bay's crab population to bring new catch curbs
With a new survey finding the Chesapeake Bay's crab population at its lowest level in five years after a poor spawn last year, Maryland officials announced Friday they would move to tighten catch limits on the region's iconic crustacean. The annual...
Tags: Energy Resources, Conservation, Science and Technology, Aquaculture, Environmental Issues
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O'Malley picks Annapolis veteran as new chief of staff
Gov. Martin O'Malley picked an Annapolis veteran Thursday to oversee the waning years of his administration, appointing as chief of staff a man who has worked under four governors and earned respect in the environmental community for his candor....Tags: Politics, Conservation, Hybrid Vehicles, Annapolis, Martin O'Malley
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Mixed greens in Annapolis
The 90-day legislative session in Annapolis wrapped up at midnight Monday to mixed reviews among environmental advocates, who hailed the passage of a bill promoting offshore wind development but had little else to celebrate. Gov. Martin O'Malley, who...
Tags: Activism, Conservation, Politics, Environmental Issues, Annapolis
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Volunteers needed for tree planting Saturday, April 13
Volunteers are needed for a tree planting from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at at the Antietam Meadow Park, a community natural area park located near Waynesboro. Antietam Watershed Association, in partnership with Washington Township and the...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Forestry and Timber
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Move to delay pollution fees afoot in Annapolis
Amid complaints over what critics dismiss as a "rain tax," some powerful lawmakers in Annapolis are mounting a last-minute attempt Monday to delay state-mandated storm-water fees that Baltimore city and Maryland's nine largest counties are about to assess...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Carroll County (Maryland), Baltimore County, Crime, Law and Justice
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House advances farm "certainty" bill
The House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Friday to a bill that would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new Chesapeake Bay cleanup requirements, in return for their voluntarily doing more to reduce polluted runoff from their fields....
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Elections
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A consensus on what's good for the bay
While frequently lumped together as one homogenous group, environmentalists every now and then come at the same problem from different perspectives and suggest varying solutions. That is the case with the legislation creating the Maryland Agricultural...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Farm regulation "certainty" debated
Supporters and critics of legislation that would grant farmers a 10-year reprieve from new environmental regulations squared off before a House committee Tuesday, with much of the debate focused on the bill's prohibition on public disclosure about those...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Bill would give Md. farmers more time to comply with new bay rules
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA bill that would give Maryland farmers a 10-year break from new state and local environmental regulations related to water quality if they agree to take part in a state program to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges into the water was heard Tuesday...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Thomas M Middleton, Small Businesses
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Bill would give farmers 10-year reprieve on new regs
A bill moving through the General Assembly would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. To get the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Litigation and Regulation, Crime, Law and Justice, Fertilizer
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Volunteers for farm cleanup needed
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks volunteers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, to help plant 600 trees and shrubs along a stream on the Long Delite dairy farm in Williamsport. In the Long family for six generations, the farm is in the process...
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