Summary
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 h...
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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Nonprofit pays fine for illegal work
Sun reporterThe bulldozing and tree-clearing occurred on environmentally sensitive soil about a hundred yards from the Chesapeake Bay - the kind of violation the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is accustomed to reporting. The nonprofit turned in the violator: itself....Tags: Heads of State, Rental Service, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Punishment, Government
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School news
The Suffolk School Board is accepting applications for a Nansemond Borough representative to serve through Dec. 31. Candidates must be registered voters in the Nansemond Borough, and submit the following: • Statement of interest to explain why the...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, University of Iowa, Hampton Roads, Metal and Mineral, Clubs and Associations
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Community events
Clubs/Meetings Lunch with the League. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. July 25, Mathews Public Library, 251 Main St., Mathews. Invited guests are Kevin Wilson, Gloucester Commissioner of Revenue, Tara Thomas, Gloucester Treasurer, Raymond Hunley, Mathews Commissioner...Tags: Global Change, Awards and Prizes, Morningstar Incorporated, Canoeing and Kayaking, Kings Dominion
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Too many crabs, not enough workers
John Graham has been buying crabs and selling their sweet white meat from a plant on the Hampton waterfront for decades. He officially is retired but on Monday was working and steaming crabs — for free — worried that the family business...Tags: Livestock Farming, Interior Policy, Government, David Bell, National Government
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By the rules
It must feel, to some watermen, a little like being smacked when they're down. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has been out on a law- enforcement blitz, checking crab pots to make sure they're legal. Some of them aren't. Of more than 3,000...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Despite reports, crabs are plentiful
The article "Disaster status sought for crabs," June 26, says the crab industry is a disaster. Crab prices are down to $14 a bushel; they started the season at $65 a basket. How does this happen? Too many crabs on the market. Hard to believe if you read...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Disasters
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Plastic bag ban could clean harbor
The bill before the Baltimore City Council that would ban plastic bags at grocery stores and retail chains is an opportunity to remove one of the worst pollution offenders from the streams and storm drains that go directly to the harbor and the Chesapeake...Tags: Environmental Cleanup
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Shoreline savings
If the downturn in Maryland's real estate industry weren't bad enough, it has also had the effect of greatly diminishing the state's much-needed land conservation efforts. Program Open Space, which underwrites much of the state and local land purchases,...Tags: Land Resources, Natural Resources, Conservation, Housing Industry, Local Authority
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Scientists face bay invaders
Sun reporterScientists at a new research center in Maryland will test strategies to kill invasive species and prevent them from hurting the Chesapeake Bay, according to an announcement scheduled for today. More than 150 exotic species are now thriving in the bay,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Transportation, Water, Lower House
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Community Notes
The Maryland Woodland Stewards program (formerly the Coverts Program) is accepting applications. Owners and managers of small (1- to 10-acre) and large forest properties are welcome, as are environmentally concerned citizens. The outreach program of the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Radio Industry, Personal Income, Health and Safety at School, Local Authority
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