RICHMOND, Va. — An ambitious plan to restore the Chesapeake Bay by 2025 is off to a positive start, with the first round of pollution control reductions on target, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A top federal agriculture official says improved farm practices already are having a positive impact on the environmentally battered Chesapeake Bay. Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that 88 percent of ...

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The National Association of Homebuilders is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s strategy for restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The group claims in a lawsuit filed Friday in Scranton, Pa., that the EPA is circumventing the federal Clean Water Act by ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s top environmental official says Gov. Bob McDonnell will host a meeting on Chesapeake Bay restoration. The Chesapeake Bay Executive Council meeting is set for July 11 in Richmond. State Secretary of Natural Resources Doug Domenech said ...

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A group of business, agriculture, science, environmental advocacy and government leaders have been appointed to a state task force to study the impact of septic systems on future development of rural land. Today’s move comes after debate during the 2011 General ...

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Maryland Natural Resources Police say a boater has found human remains in the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County. Police say the remains were found south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge about noon Sunday. Officials say the medical examiner’s office ...

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Attention Chesapeake Bay oysters: Big Brother will soon be watching you. To determine how valuable a foodstuff oysters are to blue crabs and finfish, scientists will place the celebrated mollusk under surveillance this summer. Virginia Institute ...

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Grim news on the residential home sales front released Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s show a first quarter decline by 4.2 percent in the U.S. National Home Price Index. That means housing values continue to turn downward. The report highlighted ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley says Maryland nonprofits will receive more than $4.8 million in federal AmeriCorps grants. A news release from the governor’s office says the grants will help students learn to read, improve urban vacant lots, help clean ...

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The Maryland Transportation Authority board gave preliminary approval Thursday to sweeping statewide toll increases that would more than triple the cost of some bridge crossings. The plan would even out toll rates across the state, give E-Zpass users a 10 ...

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