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The millions of gallons of water laden with polluted sediment pouring from the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River after Superstorm Sandy are a far bigger problem for the Chesapeake Bay than local stormwater runoff, Republican elected officials said during a press conference Thursday.
Read moreJudging from the number of financiers, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and corporate managers at this week’s Maryland Clean Energy Summit, the renewable energy business and companies that reduce use of carbon fuels are becoming larger and more profitable. Bill Van Hoene, senior executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Exelon Corp., which recently purchased Constellation Energy, told an awards lunch that Exelon had proved that a commitment to clean energy is “not just good environmental policy, but good business.”
Read moreTowns and counties far from Chesapeake Bay are required to take strong measures to improve water quality to reduce pollution to the bay. How the asking gets done makes a big difference, notes columnist Tim Rowland.
Read moreWolves in Minnesota and Wisconsin have gone from being protected as an endangered species into the gun sights of hunters
Read moreMore than two dozen witnesses testified before a joint legislative committee Tuesday on proposed regulation for upgraded septic systems across the state, most of them opposing the rule change. State Department of the Environment officials who wrote the regulations –– the only proponents aside from environmentalists –– told the Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review joint committee that applying best available septic technology statewide is the way to reduce nutrient sediment load in the Chesapeake Bay.
Read moreEighty-seven of the state’s 188 legislators earned an 100% from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters on their environment scorecard released Tuesday. More than 70% of this year’s A+ legislators represent constituents in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties and Baltimore City — all large jurisdictions which elect no Republicans.
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For millions of Americans this past week, one of the few options to keep from baking in the heat wave
Read moreAn oil pipeline company responsible for the largest oil spill on United States soil wants to double the capacity of
Read moreThe first proposed diversion of Great Lakes water since the historic Great Lakes Water Resources Compact was approved is trying
Read moreAdding fluoride to the water supply at times has been the height of debate in this country since its use
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