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The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the...
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall health is still a struggle for environmentalists today. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia. This vast watershed means agencies and environmental groups in several states must collaborate on Bay issues.
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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: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Jules Verne, Foods and Beverages, Salads
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Virginia researcher works to save Atlantic sturgeon
L.A. UnleashedHOPEWELL, Va. — Researcher Matt Balazik wears his passion for saving the Atlantic sturgeon on his right arm -- a tattoo of the ancient fish -- and lives it by counting the bottom-feeding giants in the James River. The 30-year-old...... -
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell: 'The private sector is strengthened when the public sector is restrained'
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Brand X Files: People's Choice Awards winners. Man with the golden voice meets Mom. Mac App Store launches.
Brand XPeople's Choice Awards: "The Twilight Saga" and "House" won big, but more importantly: What did Zac Efron do to his hair?! [Ministry of Gossip] Ted Williams reunites with mother: The golden-voiced Williams, who was out on the street until a viral video... -
A weekend just for murder mystery buffs
Special to the Los Angeles TimesDid Ms. Scarlet silence Mrs. Peacock with a knife to the throat? Or did Col. Mustard throttle Professor Plum with a silver-plated candlestick? Mystery buffs can map out, investigate and solve murder mysteries at a variety of hotels and bed-and-breakfasts,...Tags: Crimes, Personal Service, Spencer Tracy, Halloween, Jane Seymour
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Charles Mathias dies at 87; former GOP senator from Maryland had a liberal outlook
Associated PressFormer U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, a liberal Republican from Maryland who championed civil rights and protection of the Chesapeake Bay during his 26 years in Washington, has died. He was 87. Mathias died Monday at his home in Chevy Chase, Md., from...Tags: Republican Party, Lawyers, University of Maryland, College Park, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Richard Nixon
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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: Water Pollution, Politics, Water Supply, Natural Resources, Layoffs and Downsizing
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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: Crossroads, Plant Openings, Engineering, Science and Technology, Inner Harbor
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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: Cook County, Weather, Science and Technology, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), India
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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: Biology, Tropical Storms, Fishing, Science and Technology, Agricultural Research and Technology
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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: University System of Maryland, Politics, Gaming, Labor Markets, Small Businesses
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