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Scientists use algae to scrub harbor water
In their quest to cure Baltimore's ailing harbor, advocates and authorities have tried one gadget after another: floating wetlands, a solar-powered aerator, even a trash wheel.
Add now the "algal turf scrubber," a long wooden sluiceway through which...Tags: Science and Technology, Fells Point, Nuclear Power, Inner Harbor, Plant Openings
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Unusual weather worsened Chesapeake Bay's health
Heavy spring rains, a hot summer and two major storms caused the Chesapeake Bay's overall health to worsen last year, scientists said Tuesday, though there apparently was a slight improvement in the Baltimore area's Patapsco and Back rivers, long...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Weather, Weather Reports
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Fracking: Don't let fear hold us back
Maryland's 7.2 percent unemployment rate is below the national average but still too high. Families need help. Aging roads, sewer systems and other infrastructure need repair. Revenue projections for 2012 and beyond will not cover these programs, along...Tags: Energy Resources, Business, African Americans, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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The Chesapeake Bay's measure of success
In the highest-tech hospital, one of the first things they still do is simply take your pulse.
And if I could go back to when theChesapeake Bay'shealth was better and make changes to keep it that way, a lot of them would focus on simply taking the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Science
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Land preservation the goal
Editor: During the last week of 2011, we were incredibly inspired to see The Aegis feature our organization on the front page and then later that week to read your message of support for the Harford Land Trust mission on the editorial page. Thank you and... -
Lobbying coalition releases wish list
andrews@herald-mail.comA local lobbying coalition plans to ask for state money for a road extension project and to market the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The coalition also will push for tax-credit changes that could benefit Washington County, although state...Tags: National Government, Business, Annapolis, Local Government, Government
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O'Malley sticks his nose where it doesn't belong
There are two sides to every dispute. Next time Gov. Martin O'Malley has the sudden desire to bully the environmental law clinic at the University of Maryland, he ought to keep that in mind. Perhaps if he or his staff had bothered to talk to students at...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Prosecution, Hospitals and Clinics, Judges, Justice System
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O'Malley's attack on UMB clinic unfair
Gov. Martin O'Malley's stance on the Eastern Shore farm pollution lawsuit ("O'Malley criticizes UMB for lawsuit," Nov. 18), is troubling on many levels. First of all, one of the governor's "15 Strategic Policy Goals" (as taken from his website) is to...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Executive Branch, Environmental Issues
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Maryland environmental law clinic focuses on enforcement
Thelma Boyd and her Cheverly-area neighbors were at their wits' end when they connected with the University of Maryland's environmental law clinic.
She and other residents of distressed, predominantly black neighborhoods on the outskirts of Washington...Tags: Environmental Pollution, William Donald Schaefer, Annapolis, Prince George's County, Business Enterprises
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Father and son add a new tradition to their fishing — winning
Mike Dodson will be following a family tradition when he enlists next month in the U.S. Navy. His grandfather, James Dodson, served in the Navy during World War II. His uncle, James Jr., was on a Navy ship that was part of the blockade during the Cuban...Tags: U.S. Army, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events, U.S. Navy, Fishing
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State tries to cope with backlog of pollution violation cases
— Charles S. Long was upset to discover that a bulldozer had cleared the land next to his, knocking down trees and uprooting day lilies on his property in the process. A state inspector also found problems with the clearing project: It lacked a...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Lead Poisoning, Judges, Laws, Justice System
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A 'virtual power plant' in your home: conservation
I leave the water running while I do the dishes, drive a half-ton truck that gets 10 miles to the gallon and, in the energy hog display that my husband finds most annoying, I move from room to room without turning off lights behind me.
OK, so I also don'...Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Coal, Human Interest, Germany, West Virginia
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