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Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]
Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...Tags: Bodies of Water, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Bay, Rivers, Environmental Pollution
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Sentencing of local polluter raised awareness of environmental hazards
For years, the ill effects of improperly dumped hazardous wastes was a hot topic in the media. However, it seems as though only big name corporations that get caught disposing colossal amounts of waste get covered today. Candy Thomson's recent report...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution
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'Rain Tax' an excuse for government to take more control [Letter]
There has been much in the news following the end of the 2013 General Assembly session about Gov. Martin O'Malley's "Rain Tax." This law was actually passed in 2012, and at the time I called it the worst bill passed that year. It forces Maryland's...
Tags: Annapolis, Martin O'Malley, Carroll County (Maryland), Government, Executive Branch
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Neuman's reckless stormwater veto
Anne Arundel County's proposed stormwater fee provided newly appointed County Executive Laura Neuman with her first leadership test, and she failed. Her veto puts the county at risk of sanctions if it does not enact a fee structure by July 1, yet she...
Tags: Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Pollution, Laura Neuman
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Toxic waste in Severn wells investigated
Groundwater contamination from toxic waste dumped decades ago at a nearby factory in the Severn area has prompted widespread testing of residential wells and put eight homes on bottled water, state officials said. The eight households have been...
Tags: Water, Water Supply, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at Work, Emerson Electric Company
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Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel makes recovery
Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth. Matt Whitbeck and Cherry Keller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were glad to see her, though. The furry...
Tags: Zoology, Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Biology, Conservation, Dorchester County
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Harford council hears mostly opposition, some support for stormwater fee bill
A public hearing on a proposed stormwater remediation fee turned into a hearing largely for Harford County Council members Tuesday night. Councilwoman Mary Ann Lisanti and Councilman Dion Guthrie, both Democrats who have opposing views on the state-...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Butterfly Ballots, Harford County, Chesapeake Bay, Chad
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Take back the planet, and not just on Earth Day
For over 40 years, Earth Day has sent a powerful message: that each of us has both the capacity and the duty to support the environment that sustains us. This is certainly a message that dedicated conservationists can get behind, but what about everyday...
Tags: Wildlife, Endangered Species, Conservation, National Aquarium Baltimore, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Harford Council's Woods says he would 'be OK with going to court' over stormwater fee
Harford County Councilman Joe Woods said he would support taking the state to court over a newly-imposed stormwater management fee, which he has aggressively opposed. Woods told the Greater Fallston Association Thursday that he had originally proposed...Tags: Annapolis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Sherwin-Williams paint factory in Baltimore covers it all
Finally it's spring. That means baseball, hay fever and the start of painting season. "May through September are the biggest months for paint sales," says Mark Sposito, vice president of marketing for Sherwin-Williams' Eastern Division. As...
Tags: Consumers, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Television Networks, HGTV (tv network), New Products
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Harford council passes watered-down stormwater fee, creates task force to study program
Harford County residents will be charged a $125 stormwater fee, but will only be required to pay 10 percent of it. After weeks of debate, the Harford County Council Tuesday passed a significantly amended version of the contentious stormwater fee bill,...
Tags: Harford County, Baltimore County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Havre de Grace
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As rhetoric grows, Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties face stormwater fees
Ridiculed by some as a "rain tax" and a symbol of government overreach in taxes, storm water management fees mandated by the state were approved Monday by Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties. The Baltimore County Council approved its fee structure 5-2,...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Howard County, David Marks, Todd Huff, Environmental Pollution
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