Department of Natural Resources Land Ownership

Percentage of Land Owned By DNR Allegany

24

Maryland House Targets Metropolitan Areas for Land Preservation Program

ANNAPOLIS – Wary of giving the administration unlimited power to purchase land across the state, the House of Delegates passed a bill Monday placing limits on the governor’s new anti-sprawl, land preservation program

Senate Passes Bill to Educate Citizens on Pesticide Health Hazards

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate backed a bill Thursday to report on and educate citizens about pesticides released into the environment and their effects on humans

Smart Growth Has Opposite Effect in Rural Counties

ANNAPOLIS – Dorchester County wants to build a new industrial park to attract much needed jobs, but it’s got a little problem – it can’t find anywhere to put it

Governor Wants Energy Efficient State

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

Poultry Industry Opposes State Antibiotic Study Bill

ANNAPOLIS – The poultry industry Tuesday opposed a bill to accumulate data on antibiotics mixed into animal feed, saying the information would be meaningless and only scare people

Maryland Tobacco Farmers Take Buy Out With Reservations

ANNAPOLIS – More than half of Maryland’s tobacco farmers have signed contracts not to produce tobacco next year as part of the state’s buy-out program

Maryland Professor’s Research May Give Dying Tobacco Market New Life

ANNAPOLIS – Tobacco may actually be able to help reduce lung cancer and air pollution — if only cars would start smoking it

State Might Encourage Energy Conservation

ANNAPOLIS – Two Maryland lawmakers want to curb potential energy cost increases and future blackouts by encouraging energy conservation