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EPA gives Maryland thumbs-up on Bay plan
Federal regulators have given a thumbs-up to Maryland's plan for helping restore the ailing Chesapeake Bay, but say state officials still need to follow through with measures to reduce polluted urban and suburban runoff. Shawn M. Garvin, mid-Atlantic...Tags: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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MD eyes growth pollution "offsets"
Maryland officials are drawing up plans to require potentially costly water pollution "offsets" for new development to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. The new policy, which officials plan to begin airing next month, would force developers to pay for...
Tags: Conservation, Plant Openings, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis
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County Council bill seeks to clarify PUD hearings, agency review
A measure being considered by the County Council proposes to clarify aspects of planned unit developments in the county, but at a work session on Tuesday, May 29, at least one council member expressed concern that it might go too far. Councilman Ken...Tags: David Marks, Randallstown, Environmental Cleanup, Kenneth N. Oliver
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Lyme disease tick study stirs dispute
Hundreds of Baltimore-area families have volunteered for a government study to spray their suburban yards with pesticide, which researchers hope can protect them from Lyme disease but that environmentalists warn is unsafe.
The goal, federal and state...Tags: Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Headaches, Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease
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25 Years Ago: Board votes to advertise all school system jobs, except teaching slots
From The Aegis dated May 21, 1987: Any job, except teaching positions, that came open in the Harford County Public Schools had to be advertised before they were filled, the school board voted 25 years ago this week. Despite objections from...Tags: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Nuclear Power, Cystic Fibrosis, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Domino sugar plant settles pollution lawsuit
The owner of the Domino sugar refinery in the Inner Harbor has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty and install pollution controls to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the plant of violating the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Inner Harbor, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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A balanced solution
Gov. Martin O'Malley, House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller are making the best of the embarrassing situation caused by their failure to pass a balanced budget when the legislature adjourned in April. The special...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Health Insurance, Executive Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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New farm rules curb manure, sludge use to help Bay
New farm regulations being aired this week by Maryland officials would ease first-ever limits on how, when and where the state's farmers can spread animal manure and sewage sludge on their fields. The "nutrient management" rules, which were posted online...
Tags: Local Government, Agriculture, Agricultural Research and Technology, Chemicals, Environmental Pollution
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Constellation's three coal plants to find new owner by year's end
While Constellation Energy Group has a new owner in Exelon Corp., 450 workers at three coal-fired plants once owned by the Baltimore company are in limbo.
As a condition of its purchase of Constellation last month, the Chicago energy giant has...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Baltimore County, Exelon Corp., Morningstar Incorporated, Travis Miller
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Baltimore officials tout greening efforts
With its dandelions, clover and discarded cigarette butts, the little "bioswale" in front of the Salvation Army community center in West Baltimore won't win any lawn-care prizes. But the shallow, weedy depression collects rainfall washing off an acre of...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Public Officials, The Salvation Army
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EPA keeps heat on to reduce summer smog
Just in time for the start of ozone season, the Environmental Protection Agency officially reminds us that Baltimoreans are still breathing unhealthful levels of pollution in their air in late spring and summer. The city and its suburbs were among 45...
Tags: Standards, Air Pollution, Asthma, Environmental Pollution, New York City
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Study: Pollution trading could trim bay cleanup costs
Steep projected costs for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could be trimmed by billions of dollars, a new study suggests, by allowing polluters to buy "credits" for less-expensive reductions made by others.
The study, presented Thursday to the Chesapeake...Tags: Water Pollution, Waste, Environmental Pollution, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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