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O'Malley seeks bigger 'flush fee' hike
Hoping to overcome lawmakers' qualms, the O'Malley administration has revamped its proposal to increase the Bay Restoration Fund, seeking a straight increase in the "flush fee" paid by all households from $30 to $75 annually.
Environment Secretary Robert...Tags: Small Businesses, Weather, Business, Weather Warnings, Environmental Issues
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Anglers, watermen spar over fishing fees
Anglers and watermen are at odds, again, this time over fishing license fees.
With the Maryland Department of Natural Resources facing a looming deficit in funds for overseeing both recreational and commercial fishing, anglers are pushing a bill that...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Natural Resources, Aquaculture, Energy Resources, Fishing
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The biggest problem for the bay: animal waste
Millions of tons of one of theChesapeake Bay'slargest sources of pollution continue to be dumped onto farm lands without proper regulation. Farm animals produce 44 million tons of manure annually in the bay watershed, and most of it is collected and...Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Issues, Politics, Annapolis, Water
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Group: EPA went easy on Maryland bay cleanup plan
Talk about grading the graders. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation took issue Monday with the Environmental Protection Agency's rating of the bay pollution cleanup plan drawn up by Maryland officials.
The Annapolis-based environmental group agreed with the...Tags: Waste, Environmental Issues, Annapolis, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution
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Baltimore area residents get stuck if flush tax fails
Residents of Baltimore City and some suburban counties should know they could well see their sewer rates increase significantly in order to pay for the upgrade of the giant Back River sewage plant if the state legislature doesn't approve the proposed...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers
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New Zealand yacht racer turning childhood passion into a career
The Baltimore SunRobert Tomkies raced yachts in his native New Zealand, with a reputation respectable enough to be hired to work for a fellow named Ted Turner. But as Tomkies' dreams grew, so did his family, until he figured that he had to do something else to take care...Tags: Rentals, Business, Matt Damon, Annapolis, Mexico
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Fears for "tiers:" O'Malley septic bill worries greens
Gov. Martin O'Malley appealed to lawmakers Tuesday to adopt his "moderate" and "reasonable" proposal to curb development on septic systems, warning that unless sprawl is reined in the state's "Christmas future" would include loss of farmland and forests...Tags: Politics, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Government
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Bay group says cleanup to create more than 230,000 jobs
— Federal regulations intended to clean the Chesapeake Bay will create hundreds of thousands of jobs in construction and monitoring, according to a report to be released Tuesday by a leading environmental group.
Spending on sewage and storm-water...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Water Supply, Republican Party, Environmental Issues, Politics
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Obama budget cuts would hit Maryland
Labor unions that represent government workers — and some Maryland Democrats — criticized the budget President Barack Obama unveiled Monday for cutting $27 billion in federal employee pensions while offering what they called a modest, half-...Tags: Public Employees, Washington, DC, Health Organizations, Politics, National Institutes of Health
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Sally B. Willse, businesswoman
Sally B. Willse, former treasurer of a Riderwood interior decorating firm and a volunteer, died Dec. 24 of complications from dementia at the Symphony Manor assisted-living facility in Roland Park.
The longtime Ruxton resident was 89.
The daughter of...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Alzheimer's Disease, Interior Design, Religion and Belief, Baltimore County
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High court restricts Dobbins Island access
Maryland's highest court on Friday ruled that the Dobbins Island beach is not a public playground, overturning a lower court's decision that allowed unfettered access to all sandy areas along the shore, even those that are privately owned. The decision...Tags: Justice System, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Anne Arundel County, Judges
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