Maryland’s Crab Cakes With Corn and Tomato Salad Voted America’s 10th Favorite Summer Dish (Survey)
3,003 foodies polled. MD’s Steamed blue crabs with Old Bay + Pit beef sandwiches also included. Infographic showing America’s favorite
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Chesapeake Bay
Lawmakers, environmental groups say Trump freezes threaten local water quality
President Donald Trump’s spending freezes and grants cuts are hurting efforts to improve local water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region, lawmakers and environmental groups said Wednesday.
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Celebrate National Oyster Week August 5- 11
A Seafood lover’s holiday, with deals, discounts and more ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program,
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EPA announces historic funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that $206 million in funding will be allocated towards projects aimed at continuing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Maryland lawmakers urge Congress to spend more on Chesapeake Bay restoration
We have oyster crops that we never thought we’d be able to see starting to bloom in the Chesapeake Bay. We’re not at our historic levels, not even close. I understand that. But we’ve made progress.”
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Cardin introduces bipartisan bill to fund coastal habitat conservation program
Marking American Wetlands Month, Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, and Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, have reintroduced legislation aimed at continuing conservation programs at two dozen coastal areas, including the Chesapeake Bay.
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Hogan’s environment agency was underfunded and underperformed, analysts say
MDE’s water-related enforcement actions and identification of major polluters plummeted during former Gov. Larry Hogan’s time in office. During this same period, water quality standards in the Chesapeake Bay declined significantly, falling to the same levels as those observed in the early 1990s, according to data from Chesapeake Progress.
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Mfume Objects to Contaminated Water Move to Maryland
Congressman Mfume Calls on EPA to Rescind Its Approval of Plan to Send Contaminated Water from Ohio to Baltimore WASHINGTON,
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Maryland’s Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake Bay invasive fish
“In recent years, the state has become increasingly concerned about the explosion in the abundance of invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, including blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakehead,” Moore said in a statement on Thursday. “It is critical to act now to mitigate the effects of these invasive species and to provide assistance to the commercial fishing industry.”
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Hogan announces $47.9 billion ‘accountability budget’ for FY 2021
@BryanRenbaum [email protected] Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday said his newly proposed $47.9 billion budget for FY 2021 shows fiscal responsibility
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