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Once severely depleted, American shad - the fish that fed the nation's founders - are finally making a comeback in the Chesapeake Bay. Their return so far has been uneven, though. - Robert E. Shoemaker, a retired Towson University professor and accomplished philatelist, died Dec. 31 at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville following an illness. He was 75.
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- ¿Deep Creek is one of Maryland¿s only four-season areas for outdoor activities,¿ says Carney. The winter season typically runs from Thanksgiving through mid-March, and Garrett County¿s annual snowfall averages about 100 inches. Wisp Resort, a hot spot for weekend travelers, offers snowboarding, skiing, tubing and snowmobiling.
- Dredging millions of tons of sediment from the Susquehanna River upriver of Conowingo dam would potentially cost billions of dollars and do relatively little to help the Chesapeake Bay compared with current pollution cleanup efforts, a new federal-state study says.
- Energy production has emerged as arguably the primary growth engine for America's economy, but Maryland has barely participated.
- Given the level of control these meters are theoretically capable of handing over to the power company, and the track record of the power industry over those years, however, it's reasonable for people to be a bit agitated by the change.
- The lingering issue of the millions of tons of sediment trapped behind Conowingo Dam – and what should be done about it – was a major point of discussions Wednesday during a public information session at Harford Community College on the re-licensing process for the hydroelectric dam on the Susquehanna River.
- An open house to provide information about the pending re licensing of Conowingo Dam will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Harford Community College's Chesapeake Center theater.
- The body of a swimmer missing since Sunday night in Patapsco Valley State Park was found Monday afternoon in turbulent waters of the Patapsco River just below the Bloede Dam, a spokesman for Maryland Natural Resources Police said.
- Search crews with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are scheduled to return to the Bloede Dam in Patapsco Valley State Park this morning to resume a search for a swimmer who went missing Sunday night
- Decision by federal panel to cap commercial harvest of shad is helpful but more must be done to preserve the once-bountiful fish
- It's been a busy but ultimately disappointing spring for the crew that runs the big fish lift at Conowingo Dam.
- Third time's the charm as Governor O'Malley's ambitious plan to encourage offshore wind power in Maryland moves forward
- Environmentalists need to admit that we can't fight climate change with turbines
- Before the sun rose Tuesday, central Maryland appeared to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast.
- Before the sun rose Tuesday, central Maryland appeared to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast.
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- To encourage sustainability in Harford County, County Executive David R. Craig recently formed the Green Team as one of his Environmental Initiatives.
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- A long-awaited project opens in Charles North; the results are ravishing
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- About 158 homeowners lease the riverfront land that their cottages sit on from Exelon Generation Co, the utility that operates the nearby Conowingo Dam. They must face inspection to see if they meet code.
- The commission said capacity at the dam is coming to an end
