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Tugboat exhibit coming to St. Michaels museum

Tags: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Eastern Shore, tugboat,

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Company agrees to fine for Va. sludge violations

Synagro LLC has agreed to pay a civil fine and make improvements to resolve sewage sludge violations in three Virginia counties.

Tags: Synagro LLC, treated sewage sludge, Fauquier County, Essex County, Goochland County,

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Md. promotes yellow perch fish to restaurants

Tags: Anthony Conrad, perch, restaurants

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Md. watermen to pull more ghost pots from bay

Tags: crabs, watermen,

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Flush-tax increase a concern for Myersville mayor

MYERSVILLE — Gov Martin O’Malley’s proposal to increase the flush tax is not fair to small towns like Myersville, Mayor Wayne S Creadick Jr said

Tags: Myersville, sewer rates, flush tax, Wayne Creadick

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Gov. O'Malley testifies for bay-related bills

Gov. Martin O'Malley says increasing fees on water use and limiting where developers can put new septic systems are essential to preserving the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

Tags: Croom

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Whales wintering off Va. resort drawing crowds

Whales by the dozen are wintering in the unseasonably warm waters off this resort city, attracting a flotilla of recreational boats packed with sightseers hoping to glimpse the big mammals gorging on tons of bait fish within sight of the oceanfront's high-rise hotels.

Tags: virginia beach, whales, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation

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Bay initiative costs Frederick County

WTOP's David Burd reports

Tags: Frederick County

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Environmental group rates Md. counties on bay plans

Six of Maryland's 23 counties received the top rating from an environmental coalition for their Chesapeake Bay restoration plans.

Tags: Clean Maryland Waters

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Keeping your lawn on drugs will cost you $4 billion

Local lawmakers acknowledge that legal limitations on fertilizer used by homeowners would lead to cleaner water essentially for free, but that such actions "face strong opposition from fertilizer lobbies."

Tags: lawn care, weeds, mike mcgrath, Garden Plot

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