Tag: Chesapeake Bay
Hogan’s environment agency was underfunded a...
By Capital News Service | May 5, 2023 | News | 0 |
Maryland’s Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake...
By Capital News Service | March 17, 2023 | News | 0 |
Despite cleanup efforts, Chesapeake Bay remains a ...
By Capital News Service | February 14, 2023 | News | 0 |
Maryland’s waterways contain high levels of ‘forev...
By Capital News Service | December 1, 2022 | News | 0 |
Chesapeake leaders address restoration failures, p...
By Capital News Service | October 11, 2022 | News | 0 |
Maryland lawmakers push for Chesapeake Bay to become National Park unit
by Capital News Service | September 21, 2023 | News | 0 |
Sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, the Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act would allow the National Park Service to oversee the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which covers over 60,000 square miles across six states and Washington, D.C.
Read MoreHogan’s environment agency was underfunded and underperformed, analysts say
by Capital News Service | May 5, 2023 | News | 0 |
unding cuts and staffing shortages at the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) over the past decade have coincided with a decline in the state’s ecological health.
Read MoreMaryland’s Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake Bay invasive fish
by Capital News Service | March 17, 2023 | News | 0 |
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has asked the federal government to declare the increasing population of invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay an ongoing commercial fishery disaster.
Read MoreDespite cleanup efforts, Chesapeake Bay remains a pollution challenge
by Capital News Service | February 14, 2023 | News | 0 |
Despite decades of conservation efforts, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation gave the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay a D+ in its recently released 2022 State of the Bay report.
Read MoreMaryland’s waterways contain high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution
by Capital News Service | December 1, 2022 | News | 0 |
A recent report from the Waterkeeper Alliance revealed U.S. states’ pollution levels of certain chemicals in their waterways — and Maryland’s samples revealed high levels of contamination.
Read MoreChesapeake leaders address restoration failures, path forward
by Capital News Service | October 11, 2022 | News | 0 |
The leaders of efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay by 2025, a group that includes six governors, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the mayor of the District Columbia, acknowledged Tuesday they have not been doing enough to reach their goals
Read MoreClimate takes center stage at Maryland gubernatorial forum
by Capital News Service | March 9, 2022 | News | 2 |
Ten Maryland governor candidates laid out their plans for slashing carbon emissions, building mass transit projects, protecting the Chesapeake Bay and improving air quality in the state at a climate forum Tuesday at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Read MoreProposed Chesapeake Bay funds aim to curb pollution
by Capital News Service | November 2, 2021 | News | 0 |
The reconciliation bill is a broad social spending plan that includes universal pre-K, an expansion of the child tax credit and an expansion of Medicare, among other measures.
Read More‘Sunny day’ flooding on the rise along the Chesapeake
by Bay Journal | July 18, 2020 | News | 0 |
By Timothy B. Wheeler, Bay Journal News Service Those who live near the water around the...
Read MoreSmart ponds creating a splash in field of stormwater control
by Bay Journal | March 30, 2020 | News | 0 |
One of the oldest methods for capturing runoff, the stormwater pond, is getting a digital makeover.
Read MoreChesapeake crab industry remains crippled by visa shortage, coronavirus
by Bay Journal | March 21, 2020 | News | 0 |
Responding to employers’ calls, including those of crab meat processing companies in Virginia and Maryland, the federal government said on March 5 that it would release an additional 35,000 temporary visas for foreign workers. But the coronavirus pandemic is complicating things.
Read MoreLawmakers, clean-water advocates team up to oppose Conowingo pact
by Bryan Renbaum | March 11, 2020 | General Assembly | 0 |
The emergency legislation would prohibit Maryland from waiving a water-quality certification in a settlement agreement between the state and the energy company Exelon for a 50-year federal license to operate the dam.
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