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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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Trop. Storm Warning Issued; Hanna toting 4 to 7 inches of rain
Maryland WeatherUPDATE 11:50 A.M.: The Tropical Storm Watch issued for Maryland has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning. That means tropical storm conditions are now expected here within 24 hours. The warning includes all of the Chesapeake Bay, the Tidal Potomac......Tags: Natural Disasters, Rivers, Ocean Tides, Floods, National Hurricane Center
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Tropical Storm Watch issued for Maryland
Maryland WeatherParts of Maryland is now under a Tropical Storm Watch as TS Hanna continues its advance on the U.S. mainland. A new track forecast brings the storm up the coast, with the center line of the 'cone of uncertainty' passing directly......Tags: Natural Disasters, Floods, National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike, Meteorological Disasters
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Governor orders review of Md. inspection protocols
Prompted by the discovery of previously undetected corrosion on the Bay Bridge, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered the state's transportation chief to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate Maryland's toll bridge and tunnel inspection program. The...Tags: Executive Branch, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Martin O'Malley, Transportation, Advice
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Tropical Storm Hanna set to soak East Coast
From the Associated PressBeach vacationers in the Carolinas packed up and headed inland today as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, teetering on the verge of becoming a hurricane before an expected overnight landfall. The storm will likely wash out the...Tags: Hurricane Gustav, Floods, Government, Executive Branch, Nags Head
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Tropical threat: East coast on alert
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Tropical Storm Hanna picked up speed Friday as it cruised toward the Carolinas, promising to deliver gusty winds and heavy rain during a dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could wash out the weekend for millions of people. Not far...Tags: Hurricane Gustav, Floods, Government, Bruce Smith, Executive Branch
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Melissa Leo is red hot
From the moment Melissa Leo's sharp features and mane of red hair slashed through the dull precinct light of Homicide: Life on the Street, she offered something new to movie and TV audiences: a woman who was just as smart and tough as any of the guys (the...Tags: Film Festivals, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Thomas Haden Church, Music Theater, Murder
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As Hanna nears, Md. officials briefed on emergency readiness
As forecasters tracked a string of powerful storms sweeping toward the East Coast -- one of which is expected to bring rain and high winds to Maryland Saturday -- Gov. Martin O'Malley convened top officials of his administration today for a briefing...Tags: Reisterstown, Hurricane Preparedness, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Hurricane Hanna, Meteorological Disasters
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Hearing displays split on Bowleys Quarters project
To its opponents, the proposed condominium project on the Bowleys Quarters waterfront would be a monstrosity, a blight on the landscape the size of the playing field at M&T Bank Stadium. Its supporters, many of them of retirement age, enjoy the...Tags: Bodies of Water, Retirement, Rivers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., M&T Bank Stadium
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Hampton's big Bay Days blowout
Bigger and bolder are two words that describe the ambitions for this year's Bay Days festival, happening today through Sunday in downtown Hampton.
Musical headliners Bruce Hornsby and Ricky Skaggs — performing Sunday — promise to pull in...Tags: Bruce Hornsby, Festive Event, Popular Music, Tropical Storms, Tropical Storm Hanna
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Community events
Beaverdam Park, located on 8687 Roaring Springs Road, in Gloucester, will host Moonlight Fishing from 6 p.m. to midnight, tonight. Boaters need to have navigation lights on their boat, red and green running lights and an all-around white light. Enter park...Tags: Euclid, Classical Music, Clubs and Associations, Anglican, American Legion
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Hanna may force ships to sea
247-4744As Tropical Storm Hanna bears down on Hampton Roads this weekend, the region's maritime community is awaiting word from the Coast Guard on whether local waterways will be open for business. Maritime businesses are preparing for the possibility that...Tags: Defense, Hampton Roads, Local Authority, Paul Taylor, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Hanna "could be a major hurricane"
Maryland WeatherHurricane Hanna, which is still dawdling south of the Bahamas and just north of Haiti, is expected to strengthen this week, turn and head up the East Coast. It could be a 'major' hurricane at landfall, according to this morning's discussion......Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Hanna, Meteorological Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms
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