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Baltimore County to begin revision to land-use regulations
An east-side Baltimore County Council member expects the owners of a sprawling old warplane factory to seek rezoning of their property. A Towson lawyer will try for a third time for new zoning allowing a small office building. North county activists...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Catonsville, Local Government, Pennsylvania, Lawyers
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HCC moving ahead with wastewater treatment plant
Harford Community College is moving ahead with construction of its new wastewater treatment plant, regardless of whether it gets funding from the county for the project. Members of the college's board of trustees voted at their meeting Tuesday evening to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Water Supply, Education, Elections, Energy Saving
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Fort Howard project gets good report, but some disagree
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released a report on the potential environmental impact of a proposed 1,473-unit residential development on the Baltimore County waterfront that can be summed up in two words: no problem. Opponents of the Fort...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Barack Obama, Hospitals and Clinics, Patapsco, Health
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Thirty years later, Baltimore's aquarium has left a nationwide legacy
Tiger sharks glided swift and smooth, moray eels darted into submerged caves and, in a full-blown rain forest re-created indoors, leafy and humid, tropical birds flitted past tamarin monkeys.
John Racanelli, on his first visit to Baltimore's National...Tags: Maryland, National Aquarium Baltimore, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber
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Commission votes to curb menhaden catch by 37 percent
The interstate panel that oversees fishing along the Eastern Seaboard voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to cut the menhaden catch by up to 37 percent next year in an effort to protect the species and, by extension, striped bass.
The 14-3 vote by the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Omega Protein Corporation, Elections, Executive Branch, Virginia Marine Resources Commission
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Tubing on the Gunpowder could become a victim of its own popularity
On any summer weekend, thousands of outdoors enthusiasts are drawn to the cooling waters and shaded shores of Big Gunpowder Falls.
Some of them are after nothing more than a leisurely float down the river. Tubing has long been a hot-weather institution...Tags: Maryland, Nature, Natural Resources, Washington (U.S. state), Pennsylvania
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The Review: Hungry Cat Santa Monica Canyon
Los Angeles Times Restaurant CriticBeneath an old diving helmet straight out of Jules Verne, a couple seated at a corner of the raw bar feed each other oysters, clams, bites of lobster. They eat slowly, luxuriously, between sips of wine. He whispers in her ear. She laughs and pops a shrimp...Tags: Human Interest, Maryland, Television Industry, Seafood, Los Angeles Times
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Potomac named America's most endangered river
The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers. Though cleaner...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution
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After 25 years, Len Bias' legacy lives on
In 2009, former Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell received a puzzling phone call.
C.J. Leslie — a high school player recruited by Kentucky, Connecticut and other powerhouse programs — introduced himself and said he wanted to learn...Tags: NBA Draft, College Sports, Nolan Smith, C.J. Leslie, Mark Turgeon
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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: Nuclear Power, Science and Technology, Crossroads, University of Maryland, College Park, Plant Openings
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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: Agricultural Research and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Science
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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Weather, Illinois, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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