Maryland drivers can update their expression of Chesapeake pride and help with efforts to “Save the Bay” with a new license plate design that state transportation and environmental officials unveiled Thursday at Sandy Point State Park.
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Legislative roundup: Oyster recycling; tobacco; female inmate health services
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The Maryland Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would further incentivize oyster shell recycling. “This bill continues to promote a very viable shell recovery program that’s been in existence for five years,” said Sen. Stephen…
Hundreds turn out for the 2017 Maryland Lighthouse Challenge
Hundreds turned out recently to take on this year’s Maryland Lighthouse Challenge. The goal was to visit all 10 of the state’s land-based lighthouses by the end of the weekend.
‘Quack quack’: Meet Maryland’s proposed state waterfowl
Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti, D-Harford, is proposing a bill that would add a new state symbol: the canvasback duck, also known as the “King of Ducks,” as the state waterfowl.
Questions Loom Over Effects of State’s Oyster Recovery Efforts on Watermen’s Bottom Lines
While the state seeds the beds, are oystermen missing out?
Cardin, Mikulski, Other East Coast Senators Say No to Offshore Drilling
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., joined other East Coast senators Wednesday to reintroduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act on Earth Day in an effort to block offshore drilling in the Atlantic.
U.S. Geological Survey Reports Animal Waste as Major Pollutant in Eastern Shore Watershed
The U.S. Geological Survey reported Thursday that the Eastern Shore is being polluted largely by an excess amount of nutrients from inorganic fertilizers and manure – in other words, animal waste.
Ice Breaking Ships Help Keep Chesapeake Waters Safe
Throughout Maryland, watermen haven’t been able to work for days at a time because of one of the state’s coldest winters in more than three years. They rely on the state’s icebreaker boats to clear the waterways.
DNR Breaks Ice to Help Watermen
Maryland Department of Natural Resources ice breakers hit the frozen waters around the Chesapeake Bay to open up the channels for area watermen who’ve been frozen out of business since the sub-freezing temperatures hit the area.
Maryland Combats Power Plant Pollution
Although Maryland is making strides in reducing its carbon footprint, air pollution from power plants is still creating environmental and health concerns, according to a recent report from Environment Maryland. And some states bordering the Chesapeake Bay have power plants that rank among the dirtiest, according to the advocacy group.