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The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the...
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall health is still a struggle for environmentalists today. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia. This vast watershed means agencies and environmental groups in several states must collaborate on Bay issues.
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Potomac named America's most endangered river
The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers. Though cleaner...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Water Pollution, Bodies of Water, Washington, DC, Politics
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Scientists use algae to scrub harbor water
In their quest to cure Baltimore's ailing harbor, advocates and authorities have tried one gadget after another: floating wetlands, a solar-powered aerator, even a trash wheel.
Add now the "algal turf scrubber," a long wooden sluiceway through which...Tags: Crossroads, Fells Point, Technology, Engineering, Science and Technology
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Unusual weather worsened Chesapeake Bay's health
Heavy spring rains, a hot summer and two major storms caused the Chesapeake Bay's overall health to worsen last year, scientists said Tuesday, though there apparently was a slight improvement in the Baltimore area's Patapsco and Back rivers, long...Tags: Weather, Hurricane Irene (2011), Annapolis, Tropical Weather, Anne Arundel County
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The Chesapeake Bay's measure of success
In the highest-tech hospital, one of the first things they still do is simply take your pulse.
And if I could go back to when theChesapeake Bay'shealth was better and make changes to keep it that way, a lot of them would focus on simply taking the...Tags: Biology, Tropical Storms, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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State tries to cope with backlog of pollution violation cases
— Charles S. Long was upset to discover that a bulldozer had cleared the land next to his, knocking down trees and uprooting day lilies on his property in the process. A state inspector also found problems with the clearing project: It lacked a...Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Lead Poisoning, Water Pollution, Conservation, Caroline County (Maryland)
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O'Malley can make up for UM law clinic meddling
The famous maxim that "the more things change, the more they remain the same" is not always true. Sometimes, things get worse. Consider, for example, the recent efforts of Gov. Martin O'Malley to influence the resolution of an environmental lawsuit...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Regional Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Executive Branch
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Recalling the fluid history of Liberty Reservoir, Oakland Mill
In his talk this month regarding the history of Liberty Reservoir, James Slater Jr., water resources program manager for the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, said most of the water in Carroll County stays here a while, but not for long. Slater, a...Tags: History (tv network), Jones Falls, Electrical Appliance, New York City, Patapsco
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Frank Taliaferro, RTKL founder
Frank Taliaferro, a founder and former chairman of the RTKL architects recalled as the "soul" of that firm, died of lung cancer Saturday at his Santa Monica, Calif., home. The former resident of Harwood in Anne Arundel County was 89.
Remembered as a...Tags: Anne Arundel Community College, Chestertown, Greenwich Village, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
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State trying to cope with backlog of pollution violation cases
FEDERALSBURG — Charles S. Long was upset to discover that a bulldozer had cleared the land next to his, knocking down trees and uprooting day lilies on his property in the process.
A state inspector also found problems with the clearing project: It...Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Lead Poisoning, Water Pollution, Conservation, Caroline County (Maryland)
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Lobbying coalition releases wish list
andrews@herald-mail.comA local lobbying coalition plans to ask for state money for a road extension project and to market the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The coalition also will push for tax-credit changes that could benefit Washington County, although state...Tags: Credit and Debt, Wars and Interventions, University System of Maryland, Business, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Land preservation the goal
Editor: During the last week of 2011, we were incredibly inspired to see The Aegis feature our organization on the front page and then later that week to read your message of support for the Harford Land Trust mission on the editorial page. Thank you and... -
GOP has ammo in 6th District race
timr@herald-mail.comWestern Maryland Republicans accusing big-city lawmakers of playing politics by redrawing our congressional district to favor Democrats are correct, but the argument itself is irrelevant. Of course, the lines are politically motivated; redrawing boundary...Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Politics
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