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Urban waste, not chicken manure, is the bay's biggest threat
The contrast between 50 million gallon sewage spill in Baltimore County this spring and the ensuing Baltimore harbor fish kills and the Waterkeeper Alliance lawsuit against Worcester County farmers Alan and Kristin Hudson could not be starker. When a...Tags: Livestock Farming, Georgetown, Baltimore County, Natural Resources, Justice System
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College lines
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Nicole Clarke of Abingdon, Jeremy Burnett of Fallston and Eric Ziegler of Fallston were named to its dean's list for the spring 2012 semester. To be included on the dean's list, students must complete 12 or more graded...Tags: Engineering, Social Sciences, Students, Port Deposit, Parkville
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The modern wilds of a once busy island
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, when I arrived on the shores of the Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace to take up residence, I cast an imperialistic eye toward a key piece of real estate: the unoccupied territory of roughly 200 acres lodged in the...Tags: Havre de Grace, Jerusalem (Israel), Natural Resources
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Roaming bears in suburbia not going away
Call it wildlife tourism in reverse. As spring turns into summer, young black bears hit the road, and in recent years it seems a few turn up on the outskirts of Baltimore, ambling across manicured lawns, rummaging through trash cans and raiding bird...
Tags: Hunting, Baltimore County, Aberdeen, Science, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Bear appears to be headed north to Pa., DNR official says
The black bear sighted in several locations in Harford County over the weekend was no hallucination – one family has photographs to prove it. More sightings of what is believed to be a young male bear have also been reported this week in Harford, a...
Tags: Baltimore County, Aberdeen, Jacksonville (Indiana, Pennsylvania), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Conservation
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No more half-measures for the bay
After 28 years of formal efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the single most successful efforts have been in curbing bay-choking nutrient pollutants from sewerage treatment plants, so-called "point sources" from pipes. Maryland has been a leader in...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Agriculture, Energy Saving, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry
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Waterkeepers: Both urban and agricultural pollution are a problem
Bill Satterfield, in his June 11 letter to the editor ("Urban waste, not chicken manure, is the bay's biggest threat") was right when he said "everyone has a role in protecting the Chesapeake Bay." What he forgot is that "everyone" includes both the...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Inner Harbor, Natural Resources
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies, a chance of rain and thunderstorms, and a high temperature near 75 degrees. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature around 59 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our traffic updates...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Inner Harbor, Natural Disasters, Entertainment Events, Tornadoes
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Harbor fish kills, odor not the norm
The Sun got it right in its recent editorial entitled "Dollars and scents," (June 1) discussing the economic impact of the declining health of our harbor and our bay. As algal blooms and resulting fish kills happen year after year, citizens and...Tags: Inner Harbor, Natural Resources, Science, Memorial Day
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More bear sightings in Harford County
Almost two weeks after a black bear was first seen in Harford County, and believed to have moved on, the sightings continue. And the people who see the bear, or bears, are taking pictures. Elaine Derickson, who lives in the 600 block of Stafford Road...
Tags: Havre de Grace, Natural Resources
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Chesapeake Bay 'dead zone' smaller this year
After a spate of bad news about the Chesapeake Bay's health, here's an uptick: the "dead zone" that forms every spring is smaller than average so far this year. Water sampling done in early June by the Department of Natural Resources found dissolved...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Seafood, Annapolis, Natural Resources, Foods and Beverages
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Water pollution plan for Baltimore comes under fire
A new permit proposed by the state for curbing runoff in Baltimore city is coming under fire from a pair of environmental groups, which contend it fails to require big enough reductions in the pollution fouling the harbor. The Baltimore Harbor...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Public Officials, Environmental Pollution, Natural Resources, Government
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