ANNAPOLIS – Over the past decade, billions of oysters have been planted in the Chesapeake Bay, pushed off of boats by the thousands to settle on sanctuaries and managed reserves throughout the watershed

ANNAPOLIS – A state program that aims to upgrade septic systems throughout Maryland, reducing the amount of nitrogen that failing systems can discharge into the Chesapeake Bay, has been met with overwhelming public demand — and unexpected conflict

GRASONVILLE – From building boats and making sails to owning seafood restaurants and processing plants, black watermen have, for more than a century, made contributions to the culture of the Chesapeake Bay

ANNAPOLIS – Algae blooms, dead zones and intersex fish, just three small examples of the ongoing bad news about the Chesapeake Bay

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BALTIMORE – As Maryland closes in on the construction of a third reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, an environmental organization has released a report calling nuclear power a step backward in the nation’s race to reduce pollution

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s parks, trails and estuarine allure are often what sell the state to tourists

ANNAPOLIS – The governors of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware agreed Tuesday to a partnership to encourage the deployment of offshore wind energy in the region, hoping to capitalize on the Mid-Atlantic’s enormous offshore wind resources

ANNAPOLIS – A significant portion of the state’s land is vulnerable to residential development, which might hinder land preservation goals, said an official with the Department of Planning at a special joint committee hearing Tuesday

BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE – Tens of thousands of migrating waterfowl, one of the nation’s largest populations of breeding bald eagles and the endangered Delmarva fox squirrel all call Cambridge’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge home