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Sound the retreat, coastal dwellers
Sea level around the Chesapeake Bay is rising. Larger-than-ever storm surges are a certainty. Land is sinking further. The time has come to plan an orderly human retreat from more development along the watershed's low-lying edges.
The science that...Tags: Oceans, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Insurance, Water, FEMA
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Bag tax legislation for Prince George's County moves forward
AsPrince George's Countylawmakers move to impose a tax on plastic bags, environmental organizations said a similar fee in Washington has sharply reduced the amount of trash in the Anacostia River. Because almost half of the Anacostia River's watershed...Tags: U.S. Senate, Prince George's County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Bodies of Water, Business
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A war on pollution, not rural Maryland
Don't be surprised if longtime "poop warriors" along theChesapeake Bay'sthickly populated Western Shore are not sympathetic to claims that builders in still-rural parts of the watershed should have unlimited use of septic tanks.
Those backyard sewage...Tags: Talk Show (genre), Rivers, Waste, Population, Anne Arundel County
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A swimmable, fishable harbor by 2020: Why not?
Last month, there was a deluge of stories in The Baltimore Sun about cleaning up two of our region's most consistently polluted attractions: the Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Of course, the health of these two water bodies is inexorably...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Public Officials, Government, Inner Harbor, Rivers
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Yukon gold
It's a crisp, cold morning.
Inside our recreational vehicles, we don fleece jackets and sweatshirts as the temperature hovers just below freezing. Ice has formed on one of the kettle ponds we are parked alongside in the vast Arctic tundra. As we step...Tags: County Road 46 (Suffolk, New York), Steroids, Sandwiches, Gold and Precious Material, Canadream Corporation
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Pipeline provision in tax cut deal threatens Maryland coastline
By attaching provisions in favor of a gigantic tar sands oil pipeline to the payroll tax cut legislation, Congress seems intent on putting Maryland's coasts in peril. The Keystone XL pipeline, which is proposed to run from Alberta in Canada to Texas,...Tags: Oceans, U.S. Navy, Ecosystems, Conservation, Water Pollution
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Marriottsville humanitarian hopes for change in North Korea
He was born into freedom in Pusan, South Korea, 60 years ago. Still, Jong C. Jang of Marriottsville spent much of his boyhood hearing his father, Ok Kyun Jang, rhapsodize about growing up in a place about 350 miles to the north.
Families were close-...Tags: North Korea, Tuberculosis, Civil Rights, Busan (South Korea), Revolutions
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Howard moves to stem erosion, pollution in Ellicott City waterway
When it rains, not only does storm water flow downstream, but so do the banks of small streams emptying into Red Hill Branch, bringing other pollutants with the eroding soil. In a move to stem environmental problems and add wildlife habitat, Howard County...Tags: Howard County, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Bodies of Water, Environmental Politics
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Arundel council to hear debate on storm-water runoff fee
A proposal scheduled to come before the Anne Arundel County Council on Monday would create a property tax surcharge to help reduce storm-water runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. measure would permit a $35 annual fee on residential property tax bills and $25...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Anne Arundel County, Property Tax, Montgomery County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley
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Thousands of pounds of chemicals polluting Severn River, study says
Thousands of pounds of pollutants are running into the Severn River because systems designed to stop the chemicals are poorly maintained, a privately funded study released Friday stated. "The watershed audit is not intended to make [Anne Arundel County]...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Forestry and Timber, Chesapeake Bay, Electrical Appliance, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Be careful if you're driving in western Maryland
Maryland WeatherIf you're driving in western Maryland today you may have some trouble with wind and flooding. There's a flood warning for the Monacacy in Frederick until Thursday morning. According to the National Weather service: "AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE......Tags: Weather Warnings, Rivers
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Please stop Fort Howard development
I am directly opposed to Fort Howard Development LLC's plans to build a 1,473-unit complex on the tip of the peninsula at Fort Howard. The impact of this project on local residents would be extreme. The highway leading into Fort Howard isn't adequate...Tags: Rivers
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