Maryland last year had the biggest baby oyster boom seen in its portion of the bay in more than a decade, providing a sliver of good news for the critical Chesapeake shellfish whose overall population hovers near historic lows. The ...

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Just a few months ago, many Chesapeake Bay advocates were hopeful Congress would pass legislation that would strengthen federal authority over the bay cleanup and provide billions of dollars to control pollution from storm water and other sources of pollution. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Officials with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources say the agency can use tracking devices while investigating poachers. Dorchester watermen complained of finding the tracking devices on their boats in January. On Tuesday, department spokesman Sgt. Art Windemuth said ...

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Hemmed in by fiscal and political circumstances, Gov. Martin O’Malley and his speech writers labored mightily and brought forth septic tanks, or a ban of them, to be precise. Offered as a near-throwaway at the end of his State of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Three Maryland men have been charged with selling crabs without a license. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police announced the charges Wednesday against the Eastern Shore men for selling crabs harvested between June and September. Natural Resources ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two farmers’ organizations sued the federal government Monday over a Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan, challenging the legality of its pollution standards and asking a judge to keep them from being enforced or applied. The American Farm Bureau ...

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When lawmakers convene in Annapolis next week, developers around the state will tighten the grip on their wallets. As the state’s budget woes continue and an expensive plan with a 10-year timetable for new federal Environmental Protection Agency requirements to ...

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Officials say they’re investigating a large Chesapeake Bay fish kill but suspect cold weather and not water quality problems. The Maryland Department of the Environment says an estimated 2 million fish have been reported dead south of the Bay Bridge ...

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Chesapeake Lodging Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust based in Annapolis, spent 2010 raising money — and then spending it. After raising $148.7 million in an initial public offering at the beginning of the year, the firm made ...

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EPA unveils bay restoration plan The federal Environmental Protection Agency outlined a plan of action Wednesday to restore the Chesapeake Bay, involving Maryland and five other states and the District of Columbia. The plan involves individual agreements for each state and ...

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