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Winning Chesapeake photos
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has selected the top three photos in its annual contest and they are beauties. This heron won first prize for photographer Stephen Aprile. See it and the other winners at http://www.cbf.org//Page.aspx?pid=2529&srctid=1&erid=6740414
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Farmers sue EPA over ‘pollution diet’
Farmers don’t like the Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet” and filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency Jan. 10. The American Farm Bureau Federation calls the EPA plan “dangerous and unlawful.” The suit was joined by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Read … Continue reading
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Conservation tax incentive renewed
The Land Conservancy of Adams County applauds the recent renewal of a tax incentive for private landowners — especially farmers and ranchers — who protect their land with a voluntary conservation agreement. The incentive, which had expired at the end … Continue reading
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2010 State of the Bay Report
The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of rebounding but is still in critical condition as a result of pollution, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 2010 State of the Bay Report. The report comes as the federal Environmental … Continue reading
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Rockfish poachers caught
It took eight years, but federal investigators were able to crack a ring of poachers taking rockfish (striped bass) out of the Chesapeake Bay illegally. Fishermen and seafood dealers were jailed and fined. Read the fascinating report from The Baltimore … Continue reading
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Stimulus funds aid ag conservation and water quality
Farms in Pennsylvania are benefiting from federal stimulus funds to install conservation measures to improve water quality while aiding their farms’ profitability, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Read about it here http://www.cbf.org/Page.aspx?pid=1959
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The beautiful bay — in photos
The Chesapeak Bay Foundation invites you to an exhibit called “The Chesapeake Bay…Something to R.A.V.E.* About,” a display of extraordinary, never before seen photographs depicting the beauty and the challenges that are affecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The photos are … Continue reading
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‘If spill happened here’ map gets update showing theoretical slick near Baltimore
A few weeks ago, we forwarded readers to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation website, and a map, showing what an oil spill similar to the current Gulf crisis would look like off the Virginia coast. It was only earlier this spring … Continue reading
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An enemy of green living: Your neighborhood homeowners’ association?
A neighborhood association in the Harrisburg area is in effect preventing some of its residents from going green, according to a report from The Patriot-News. The association’s rules do not allow hanging clothes out on the line to dry. And, … Continue reading
Why should York County residents care about distant Marcellus issue?
The following is an excerpt from an interview Friday with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger: Q. The Marcellus Shale formation has been around for millions of years under Pennsylvania. Why is drilling just ramping up in recent … Continue reading
