Good news for frugal Maryland boaters — a partnership between the Inner Harbor-based Baltimore Marine Centers and three Annapolis marinas allows annual slip holders in one city to receive a docking discount at the other.

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ELKINS, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a judge to affirm its power to make poultry growers get water pollution permits for runoff from their operations — even though it’s withdrawn the requirement for a West Virginia farmer ...

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Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday the General Assembly may need to act so the board has authority to deny development in environmentally sensitive areas.

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CHURCHTON — Maryland Natural Resources Police say search crews have found the body of an Anne Arundel County man who disappeared while retrieving a friend’s hat from the Chesapeake Bay. Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Albert said the body of 20-year-old ...

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The Maryland General Assembly left a number of important environmental issues on the table when it adjourned in April, environmentalists said on Monday.

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ANNAPOLIS — States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are working to have a new cleanup agreement ready by October with clearer goals and greater flexibility and transparency. This would be the fourth Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement in 30 years intended ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Washington, D.C., and states within the Chesapeake Bay watershed are making progress to reduce pollution flowing into the hobbled estuary but none is on track to meet cleanup commitments set this year, an analysis by environmental groups ...

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The Chesapeake Bay’s health improved to a grade of C in 2012 and could indicate a reverse in a course of declining health, according to an assessment by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

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CUMBERLAND — he Clean Chesapeake Coalition hopes the Conowingo Dam’s relicensing process will create an opportunity to address concerns about the dam’s role in Chesapeake Bay pollution. The Cumberland Times-News reports that lawyers for the coalition have filed to intervene ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The cost of driving in Maryland is going up next week. The state’s first gas tax increase in two decades goes into effect, along with the second round of toll increases in less than two years. In another ...

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