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Friday, 20 January 2012 16:24 |
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Published 01/19/12
Environmentalists are touting a new poll that shows nearly two-thirds of Marylanders support raising the "flush fee" to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
The poll from Annapolis-based OpinionWorks asked 801 registered voters if they'd support increasing the Bay Restoration Fund fee - its officially name - to upgrade sewage plants and reduce stormwater runoff.
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 09:33 |
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Published 01/14/12
State lawmakers returned to work in Annapolis this week, and their agenda for the 90-day General Assembly session will include plenty of environmental issues.
Environmental issues will jockey for attention with other hot topics during what's expected to be a busy session. Lawmakers will deal with redistricting, gay marriage, a gas tax and a tight budget.
But lobbyists for environmental groups will make a strong push for their agenda. They say Maryland can't afford to wait to tackle environmental topics, especially finding ways to pay for and speed up Chesapeake Bay restoration programs.
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 00:00 |
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Proponents cite damaged waterways; opponents worry about new state fees
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Published 12/07/11
A stormwater utility fee contemplated by the County Council would pour much-needed money into the county's ailing waterways while hurting residents already strapped for cash.
That was the testimony at a Monday hearing on the legislation, which would add new fees to homeowners' annual property tax bills.
Councilmen Chris Trumbauer, D-Annapolis, and Dick Ladd, R-Severna Park, are sponsoring the bill. The annual fees of $35 on single-family residential properties and $25 on townhouses and condominiums would be used to reduce stormwater pollution.
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Saturday, 19 November 2011 10:34 |
This Week's Take
By ERIK MICHELSEN, For The Capital
Published 11/19/11
I would like to commend County Councilmen Chris Trumbauer and Dick Ladd for taking the important step of introducing legislation to create a dedicated stormwater restoration fund to begin tackling the immense backlog of work that needs to take place in order to protect our streams, creeks, and rivers from the continued ravages of uncontrolled, polluted runoff.
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Monday, 31 October 2011 13:22 |
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'We definitely have to do more research as to why'
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Published 10/31/11
The mystery of why South River catfish are turning up with skin tumors remains just that: a mystery.
A new study found the culprit is not a group of toxins called PAHs that often cause tumors in fish.
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Tuesday, 13 September 2011 08:59 |
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Capital Gazette Communications
Published 09/10/11
Most years, when the official report on Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses comes out, there's a big ol' zero on the line for the South River.
Maybe not this year.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:01 |
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Young adults spend year helping Chesapeake Bay
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Capital Gazette Communications
Published 08/30/11
The second class of the Chesapeake Conservation Corps symbolically began its year of environmental work yesterday by planting a winterberry bush in Severna Park.
The 21-member group was helped by members of the inaugural class, who are wrapping up their year of service in the fledgling program.
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Friday, 19 August 2011 10:24 |
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Published 07/30/11
At the recent meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, we were told that Chesapeake Bay clean-up is "on track."
The question really is, is it on the right track?
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Saturday, 16 July 2011 09:03 |
Low-oxygen areas also appearing in rivers
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Published 07/16/11
It has happened again.
Like clockwork each summer, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay become starved of oxygen, leaving vast stretches of the water inhospitable to fish, crabs, oysters and even tiny worms.
And this summer's oxygen-deprived "dead zone" - which already has appeared - could be one of the worst ever.
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Saturday, 21 May 2011 09:16 |
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Published 05/21/11
It's a time-honored tradition in Chesapeake country, wading into the water until losing sight of your feet and duly noting the measurement.Get your feet wet
Started more than two decades ago by former state Sen. Bernie Fowler of Southern Maryland - an icon in Chesapeake Bay cleanup circles - the wade-ins are a fun, low-tech way to learn about water quality.
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Friday, 20 May 2011 00:00 |
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Bill signing reflects environmental ups, downs in Annapolis
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Published 05/20/11
Gov. Martin O'Malley was all smiles Thursday as he signed bills to promote the burning of trash to create electricity, to install more electric car charging stations and to cut down on fertilizer runoff.
But some environmental activists were not so happy.
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