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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  1. Federal agencies expand urban rivers effort

    Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the &ldquo;<a href="http://www.urbanwaters.gov/">urban waters</a>&rdquo; initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they&rsquo;ve already pledged to help clean up and redevelop, including the Patapsco River.
    Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the “urban waters” initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they’ve already pledged to help...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Patapsco, Environmental Pollution, Gwynns Falls Trail

  2. May 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Disasters, heat caused $48M in damage, 5 deaths in Md. in 2012

    Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday.
    Weather disasters including tornadoes, the derecho storm and Hurricane Sandy caused at least $48 million in property and crop damages in Maryland last year, the costliest since 2003, according to data released Thursday. Five people also died from...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Meteorological Disasters, National Weather Service

  4. May 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. Howard County datebook Datebook

    Thursday, May 9 School news The Board of Education holds a regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. in the board room at 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon session and an evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., begins with a...

    Tags: Ellicott City, Howard Community College, Anglicanism, Christianity, Clarksville

  6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  7. City to offer free breakfast, lunch to kids this summer

    Children in poor Baltimore neighborhoods can get free meals this summer through an extension of the National School Lunch Program, city officials said Wednesday.
    Children in poor Baltimore neighborhoods can get free meals this summer through an extension of the National School Lunch Program, city officials said Wednesday. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the Summer Food Service Program, which is expected to...

    Tags: United Way , Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Recipes, Baltimore Housing

  8. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Federal poultry regulations relaxed in spending law

    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry &mdash; a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-and-pop chicken farmers on the Eastern Shore and Salisbury-based Perdue.
    Farming advocates are pressing Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski to reverse a little-noticed measure approved by Congress last month that rescinded tough new rules on the poultry industry — a move that has strained the already rocky relationship between mom-...

    Tags: Perdue Farms, Consumers, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Livestock Farming, Jon Tester

  10. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Parents of children at 14 Harford schools warned of pizza product recall

    Parents of children who attend 14 Harford County public schools were warned by school officials Thursday night that their children may have eaten a pizza product that is subject to a voluntary recall because of possible E. coli bacteria contamination....

    Tags: Schools, Health and Safety at School, Students, Consumers, Nursing

  12. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  13. Howard County should keep soft drinks out of its schools [Letter]

    As a Foreign Service family who lived for six years in Central America, where no soda was allowed on our children's school campus, we were very surprised to discover that the highly rated Howard County schools still sell soda in vending machines. Soft...

    Tags: Diabetes, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Children's Health

  14. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Local farmer supports Harford through America's Farmers Grow Communities

    Local farmer Rick Holloway and America's Farmers Grow Communities is supporting the Community Foundation of Harford County Inc. to help better serve the area. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, which is the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, Grow...

    Tags: Harford County, Charity

  16. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  17. Study says Howard's health and wellness policy needs work

    The revisions to the health and wellness policy for Howard County schools are good, but they could be better if the system wants to be word-class in all aspects, according to a study released last month by a local nonprofit dedicated to health in Howard County.
    The revisions to the health and wellness policy for Howard County schools are good, but they could be better if the system wants to be word-class in all aspects, according to a study released last month by a local nonprofit dedicated to health in Howard...

    Tags: Renee Foose, Health and Safety at School, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students, Finance

  18. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  19. Mikulski says she doesn't support 'Monsanto rider' in funding bill

    Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops.
    Food safety groups are ramping up pressure on Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski over language included in a government funding bill that would make it harder for courts to block the planting of genetically engineered crops. The language, tucked into...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jon Tester, Barbara A. Mikulski

  20. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  21. Bill would give farmers 10-year reprieve on new regs

    A bill moving through the General Assembly would give Maryland farmers a 10-year reprieve from new state or local environmental regulations if the state Department of Agriculture deems they're doing their part to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. To get the...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Martin O'Malley, Fertilizer, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  22. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  23. Md. to partner with USDA to enhance food stamp fraud detection efforts

    The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
    The Maryland Department of Human Resources will step up efforts to find people who sell their food stamps for cash or otherwise defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, under a pilot program with the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

    Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Conservation, Employment, Electronics, Employment Opportunities

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