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Survey finds local pollution oversight lacking
If you create ponds and rain gardens to capture polluted runoff, will they work - and keep working? A recent survey of storm-water control facilities put in along the Severn River in Anne Arundel County found that a third of them were in good condition,...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution
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Good stewardship should be required of all farmers
Congress may soon finalize the 2012 Farm Bill, and that hefty document should concern all of us in Maryland — especially when it comes to clean water. As we all know, the Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest and most productive estuary. However,...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Conservation, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Arable Farming
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History Matters: Looking back to Howard County life in 1892
100 Years Ago Battle for academics From a 20-year look back column in the Times (1892): "At the City election the citizens Law and Order ticket had a walk over. Edward Norris was elected Mayor. Also, councilmen, William T. McCauley, William F....Tags: Howard County, Bodies of Water, Local Elections, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Shakespeare
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Potomac named America's most endangered river
The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers. Though cleaner...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Water Pollution, Floods, Energy Resources, Chesapeake Bay
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Back River gives up trash for art
A tot's discarded rocking horse has taken on an artful life and become a compelling symbol of a river befouled by debris.
Towson University art students recently salvaged the toy, in two large chunks, during a volunteer clean-up along Back River in...Tags: Bodies of Water, Towson, Auction Service, College Sports, Students
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Ellicott City farmers market now open in new location at Miller Branch Library
If you have a yearning for farm fresh fruits, vegetables and products, you're in luck. This week marks the opening of all the Howard County farmers markets located at several library branches, Oakland Mills Village Center and Howard County General...Tags: Bodies of Water, Fiction, Libraries, Ellicott City, Employees
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Clean water requires more than government action
As The Sun's recent editorial rightly points out ("Three wins for the bay," April 16), environmental groups were real winners during the recent, contentious session of the Maryland General Assembly. The Baltimore Harbor, the Patapsco and Back Rivers, and...Tags: Bodies of Water, Baltimore County, Environmental Pollution, Annapolis, Inner Harbor
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Elkridge: Spring means time for cleaning up the Patapsco River Valley
Ahhhh, yes, the joys of spring cleaning… inside and out! This spring, the Friends of Patapsco Valley and Heritage Greenway, Inc. has 24 cleanups planned throughout the Patapsco River Valley. In the past seven years, the group has conducted 183...Tags: Bodies of Water, Ice Skating, Event Planning, Ellicott City, Awards and Prizes
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Prince George's bag fee bill unexpectedly killed in House committee
Just three weeks ago, local elected officials were hailing thePrince George's County Delegation's vote to support a bill authorizing the county to impose a fee for disposable bags as a sign it would pass through the General Assembly. But on March 24, the...Tags: Bodies of Water, Laurel, Prince George's County, Local Elections, Washington, DC
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Elkridge: Help support scholarship fund at 11th annual Karl Wolf Memorial Lacrosse Tournament
For the 11th straight year, Howard High School is proud to host the annual Karl Wolf Memorial Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, April 7 at Rockburn Branch Park on Landing Road. This fundraising event is named after Wolf, a 1984 Howard High graduate, who...Tags: Passover, Bodies of Water, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Music Industry, Howard Community College
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12th Susquehanna River Sweep slated for April 21
Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway's 12th annual River Sweep, a volunteer shoreline and roadside clean-up in honor of Earth Day, will take place in Havre de Grace, Perryville, Port Deposit and on Garrett Island on Saturday, April 21. Registration begins...Tags: Bodies of Water, Havre de Grace, Earth Day, Port Deposit
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Elkridge: Troop 331 Girl Scouts beautify Catonsville YMCA to help earn Bronze Award
Jill Black, troop leader for Junior Girl Scout Troop 331 at St. Augustine Church, is excited to share some news about her young charges. Troop 331 is currently hard at work on a project to earn the Bronze Award, the highest honor in Junior Girl Scouts,...Tags: Bodies of Water, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Music Industry, Social Organizations, Mustard
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