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Md. Agencies Oppose Bill To Stop Further Bay Regulations

Maryland agriculture and environmental officials are opposing a bill to prohibit additional bay restoration regulations on farmers until other states in the watershed catch up to their pollution reductions.

2012/02/21

Md. Watermen To Pull More Ghost Pots From Bay

Maryland’s ghost pot retrieval program starts again next month. State officials say watermen have until Friday to apply for work under the program.

2012/02/21

Gov. O’Malley Testifies For Bay-Related Bills

Gov. Martin O’Malley says increasing fees on water use and limiting where developers can put new septic systems are essential to preserving the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

2012/02/15

Farm Bureau Seeks Summary Judgment In Bay Suit

The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking summary judgment in its suit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay restoration strategy.

2012/01/30

Farmers Wary Of Possible Septic Tank Rules

Long blamed for many of the ills facing the Chesapeake Bay, farmers find themselves straddling both sides of proposals to deal with another source of pollution: septic tanks in housing developments.

2012/01/19

Maryland Backing Off Meeting Bay Goals Early

Maryland environmental officials are backing off plans to meet Chesapeake Bay restoration goals five years ahead of other states in the bay watershed.

2011/12/14

GAO: States Not Working Toward New Bay Goals

Chesapeake Bay watershed states are not working toward new restoration goals, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

2011/09/23

Watermen’s Group Head: Bay Conditions Improving

The head of the Queen Anne’s County Watermen’s Association says conditions are improving on the Chesapeake, where debris from Tropical Storm Lee has made it difficult to work on the bay.

2011/09/21

Chesapeake Takes Brunt Of Post-Lee Damage

The damage caused by last week’s torrential rains isn’t over. It’s just moved on to a new target.

2011/09/13

Tires, Toilet Among Lee Debris In Chesapeake

A yoga mat, truck tires, a basketball and the seat from a portable toilet. Those items and thousands more are floating down the Chesapeake Bay, which is receiving the flood waters from the Susquehanna and other rivers swollen by rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.

2011/09/12

Report Calls For Halt To Md. Oyster Harvest

A new study recommends a moratorium on oyster harvesting in Maryland.

2011/09/01

Md. Waterman Nets Purple Crab, Returns It To Bay

Watermen often haul blue crabs out of the Chesapeake Bay by the bushel — but a purple crab? Queenstown waterman Jake Marzucco told The Star-Democrat of Easton that he recently netted the uniquely colored crab and took photos of it before returning it to the bay.

2011/08/30

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