An environmental group gave the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade in an evaluation released on Thursday — the same grade earned in its last report two years ago.
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Read More »January 5, 2023 Comments Off on US’ largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, earns D-plus in new rating
An environmental group gave the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade in an evaluation released on Thursday — the same grade earned in its last report two years ago.
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Read More »December 20, 2022 Comments Off on Appeals court invalidates federal license for Conowingo Dam
A U.S. appeals court invalidated a 50-year federal license for the Conowingo Dam in Maryland.
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Read More »November 7, 2022 Comments Off on Md. high court weighs MDE regulation of ammonia to protect the bay
The Maryland Department of the Environment invalidly declined to impose emissions standards for ammonia on all Eastern Shore poultry feeding operations, an environmental attorney argued.
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Read More »November 7, 2022 Comments Off on Maryland seafood industry to get help with temporary worker visas
A visa program for the 2023 fiscal year aims to temporarily aid the staffing shortage among seafood processors along the Maryland shore.
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Read More »June 15, 2022 Comments Off on Md. high court will weigh MDE regulation of ammonia to protect the bay
Maryland’s top court will consider if state agency validly rejected a request to impose ammonia emissions standards for feeding operations to protect the bay.
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Read More »June 6, 2022 Comments Off on Chesapeake Bay watershed earns a C+ on latest ‘report card’
The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card.
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Read More »June 3, 2022 Comments Off on Md. high court upholds MDE’s stricter stormwater standards, cites precedent
Maryland may impose upon counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those under the Clean Water Act, the state’s top court ruled.
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Read More »June 2, 2022 Comments Off on Perdue Farms associates aid in Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration
Perdue Farms associates joined Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) representatives to build oyster cages to support the Marylanders Grow Oysters program to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The partnership also aligns with the company’s Delivering Hope To Our ...
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Read More »May 20, 2022 Comments Off on Chesapeake blue crab population at lowest since 1990, survey finds
The number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to be at the lowest level observed since an annual survey tracking the population began in 1990, officials announced.
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Read More »May 2, 2022 Comments Off on EPA announces $40M to help restore Chesapeake Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $40 million on Monday to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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