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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, Natural Resource Industry, Martin O'Malley, Chesapeake Bay, Science and Technology
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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: Regional Authority, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Annapolis, Environmental Issues
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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: Justice System, Carroll County (Maryland), Howard County, Annapolis, Environmental Issues
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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, Annapolis, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Environmental groups split on giving farmers more say about bay rules
Environmental groups are split over a bill that would give Maryland farmers more certainty about how Chesapeake Bay restoration regulations will affect them. Under the legislation, farmers would be exempted from new regulations for 10 years if they agree...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Waste, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Oyster happy hours are popping up around town
The Baltimore SunOyster happy hours have been popping up lately. Corner BYOB in Hampden had a Saturday afternoon oyster party a few weeks ago. They called it a Shuck-n-Chat. Love that. In January, Ten Ten in Harbor East started up Local Oyster Nights on Tuesday...Tags: Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Federal Hill, Oysters, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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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 Issues, Politics, Montgomery County (Maryland), Environmental Pollution, 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 Issues, Environmental Pollution
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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: Perdue Farms, Justice System, Thomas M Middleton, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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: Thomas M Middleton, Maryland General Assembly, 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: Chemical Industry, Martin O'Malley, Fertilizer, Litigation and Regulation, Environmental Politics
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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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