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Republicans question EPA’s stewardship of bay cleanup
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s method to estimate the amount of poultry manure that leaches into the Chesapeake Bay was just one policy challenged during Wednesday’s meeting of the […]
EPA asks Pa. regulators to boost monitoring of well waste
The Environmental Protection Agency has asked Pennsylvania regulators to increase monitoring of wastewater discharges into rivers from the state’s booming natural gas industry. In addition to producing gas, the thousands […]
McIntosh wants more study on septic bill
ANNAPOLIS — A measure banning septic systems for new, major subdivisions in Maryland should be delayed for further study, because lawmakers from both parties are worried about its economic impact, […]
Pa. firm pays penalty for Md. ammonia releases
SPARROWS POINT — The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a Pennsylvania firm has agreed to pay a $62,130 penalty to settle allegations it did not report ammonia releases as required […]
Va. congressman seeks to block bay-cleanup funding
RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte is attempting to ban the use of federal dollars to implement the Environmental Protection Agency‘s Chesapeake Bay restoration plan, accusing the agency of […]
2 farmers’ groups sue over Chesapeake Bay cleanup
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 […]
Farm Bureau sues EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Farmers’ groups are suing the federal government in Pennsylvania over a Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan, saying its pollution standards aren’t legally enforceable. The American Farm Bureau Federation […]
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Suit is anti-clean water, not pro-farmer
ANNAPOLIS — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says a threatened suit by a farmers group against the federal government’s bay clean-up plan is not pro-farming, but anti-clean water. The bay foundation […]
Week in review: December 31, 2010
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 […]
EPA unveils ‘historical’ plan to restore bay
RICHMOND, Va. — The Environmental Protection Agency outlined a plan Wednesday to restore the Chesapeake Bay, calling the 64,000-square-mile water pollution control project the largest ever undertaken in the United […]
New law increases use of solar energy in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — Power suppliers that sell electricity in Maryland will have to buy more energy from solar sources under a law taking effect Saturday. The law moves up the timetable […]
Bay signs are encouraging, but improvement is slow
RICHMOND, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of improvement but remains afflicted with dead zones, fish kills and pollution, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Tuesday in its […]
