The federally led strategy to restore the Chesapeake Bay is ahead of schedule for two of three key pollutants, although the cleanup is being held up in some areas by budget concerns, the Environmental Protection Agency said in two reports ...

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Maryland environmental officials are warning the public to avoid waters of the Chesapeake Bay and the Patapsco River near the site of a sewage main break. Shellfish harvesting has also been closed at the mouth of the Patapsco and nearby ...

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Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay declined more than 20 percent last year, hurt by summer heat and heavy rains and snow melt that sent tons of mud and debris into the bay, the Chesapeake Bay Program said Wednesday. The ...

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Deciding among the crab offerings at the supermarket can be daunting. Jumbo lump, backfin or claw? Chesapeake, Gulf or Indonesian? Competition is tough when it comes to the packaged blue crab meat many associate with the Chesapeake Bay but which ...

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ANNAPOLIS — After days of delay and maneuvers that frustrated opponents and supporters alike, Maryland senators have approved a bill to regulate where new residential septic systems can be installed. The legislation, passed by a 32-14 vote Tuesday afternoon, creates ...

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Maryland’s bay restoration strategy is underfunded and may not get the job done as promised, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Tuesday. Alison Prost, the foundation’s Maryland executive director, said Maryland is more than halfway to its bay restoration goals, but ...

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ANNAPOLIS — When it comes to oysters, Severn Inn customers want them local, and they want them salty. Chef Philip Sokolowski has tried to meet that need, most recently providing oysters that come from the Chesapeake Bay by way of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Organizers of floating parties such as the Magothy River’s Bumper Bash would need to get permits weeks in advance and could be required to provide security under a bill being supported by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — 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. Maryland Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance appeared Tuesday before a ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources says oysters are surviving at the highest rate since 1985. The department says results of its fall oyster survey show 92 percent of oysters were found alive in samples taken baywide. The two-month ...

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