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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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Storm Warnings posted: Another 10 to 20 inches due
Maryland WeatherThe National Weather Service has posted Winter Storm Warnings for all of Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay, calling for 10 to 20 inches of new snow by Wednesday evening.Read it and weep:"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS......Tags: Weather Warnings
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Study boosts notion of offshore wind production
Baltimore Sun reporterOffshore wind energy can furnish Marylanders with as much as two-thirds of the electricity they currently use, and if aggressively developed, could turn the state into a net exporter of power, a new report by the Abell Foundation says. About 2,900 wind...Tags: Weather Reports, Natural Resources, Colleges and Universities, Renewable Energy, Judges
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Weary Maryland girds for Round 2
Baltimore Sun reporterThere will be no rest for the snow-weary in Maryland as a storm with the potential to drop 10 to 20 inches of new snow bears down on a region still reeling from the 24 inches and more that fell over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued Winter...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather Warnings
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R. 'Polly' Shannahan
Regina Leonore "Polly" Shannahan, a lover of Eastern Shore history who became an outspoken crusader for Talbot County preservation and for the mentally ill, died Thursday from a brain hemorrhage at Easton Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shannahan died the day...Tags: History, Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Government, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Hampton Notebook: City plans historical markers to note its 400th anniversary
Hampton's historical heritage isn't as obvious as that of Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. The city hopes to do something about that in its 400th anniversary year. The Hampton Convention and Visitor Bureau plans to create a trail of historical markers...Tags: Hampton University, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Fires
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Breaking updates on snowstorm recovery
Compiled by Baltimore Sun staff-------------------- Transit services coming back slowly Updated at 4:35 p.m. Mass transit service in Maryland was making a slow recovery from the weekend's snowstorm. with light rail offering service to a limited number of stations this afternoon and...Tags: Car Guides and Reviews, John R Leopold, Emergency Planning, Colleges and Universities, Super Bowl
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Feared coastal flooding has yet to materialize
Fears of widespread coastal flooding from a combination of high tides and the snowstorm's high winds did not materialize, though Ocean City officials are expected to examine the town's beaches today. Concerns about flooding along the state's coastline...Tags: Floods, Environmental Pollution, Havre de Grace, Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Is the City eliminating the Stormwater Utility fee?
Staff reporterThe City of Richmond is under a Federal and State mandate to help cleanup the stormwater runoff that's polluting the Chesapeake Bay. It's costing Richmond nearly $9 million dollars to upgrade it's drainage system. Costing the average taxpayer $45 bucks...Tags: State Budgets, Church and State Relations
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In Virginia, offshore drilling a bipartisan goal
Virginia could become the first state on the Eastern Seaboard to open its coast to energy exploration since a decades-old federal drilling ban expired more than a year ago.
The new Republican governor, Robert McDonnell, pledged to make Virginia the...Tags: Natural Resources, Sales, Environmental Pollution, Renewable Energy, Government
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Mid-Atlantic Digs Out of Snowstorm, Restores Power
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Cities in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. awoke Sunday to below-freezing temperatures and piles of wet, heavy snow while power crews tried to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. The National Weather Service called the storm...Tags: Weather Reports, Emergency Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Government, Atlanta Thrashers
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Bay advocate course
This adult education course taught by Chesapeake Bay Foundation staff and other professionals is for those who want an in-depth understanding of the Chesapeake Bay's history, environment and issues and who want to help restore the bay. Annapolis course...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Adult Education
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UM to team with companies on product development
The University of Maryland says it is teaming with Maryland companies on 17 research projects to develop products for technologies ranging from wind power to removing nutrients from wastewater. Other projects include restoring vegetation in the Chesapeake...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Companies and Corporations, Hunt Valley
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