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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: Environmental Issues, Local Government, Annapolis, Harford County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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'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: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Conservation, National Aquarium Baltimore, Inner Harbor
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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: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Science and Technology
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Phosphorus, Part 3: Fishing industry struggles with fertilizer runoff
Steve Carter finished unloading a dozen bushels of oysters from his battered fishing boat when he paused to look at the Pagan River.
"All out here," he said gesturing toward a nearby inlet, "it's loaded with oysters."
"But you can't get them," he...Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Justice System, Local Government, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Phosphorus part 3: How the element affects Virginia watermen
BATTERY PARK — Steve Carter finished unloading a dozen bushels of oysters from his battered fishing boat when he paused to look at the Pagan River. “All out here,” he said gesturing toward a nearby inlet, “it’s loaded with...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Conservation, Justice System, Local Government, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Virginia adds 840 miles of rivers and streams to dirty waters list
The number of polluted waterways in Virginia grew Monday with the release of the state’s 2012 water quality report. The state Department of Environmental Quality added about 840 miles of rivers and streams, 100 acres of lakes and two square miles...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Rivers
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Environmentalists praise assembly session
While others found much to criticize about this year's General Assembly, environmental activists hailed it Tuesday as the most significant in decades for advancing long-running efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. In a year when lawmakers balked at...Tags: Waste, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Annapolis, Government
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Bay restoration: One thing Marylanders agree on
Look who's smiling now? Even as the Maryland General Assembly was heading toward a budgetary train wreck last week, there was one unlikely group that had trouble believing its good fortune coming out of the 90-day session — the state's...
Tags: Waste, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Lobbying, Environmental Pollution
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Crab population has rebounded, state says
Rebounding from near-collapse four years ago, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are more plentiful than they've been in nearly two decades, with a record crop of young, Maryland officials announced Thursday.
The annual winter survey of Maryland and...Tags: Memorial Day, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure, Water
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Environmental groups seek Bay lawsuit dismissal
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other environmental groups have urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the federal government's plan for reducing pollution fouling the estuary. The lawsuit filed in 2011 by the American Farm...Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Janet McKegg
Janet McKegg was born in 1954 in Washington County General Hospital and spent the first 18 years of her life in Pleasant Valley, about 10 miles south of Boonsboro.
She loved nature and its creatures from her earliest years, and also loved horses from the...Tags: Wildlife, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues, Brownsville
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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: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Small Businesses, Business
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