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	<title>Chesapeake Bay News &#187; Environmental Issues</title>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Native Plants</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2011/19/chesapeake-bay-native-plants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, a wide range of native plants are suitable for landscaping and shoreline restoration projects. Native plant species include grasses, wildflowers, ferns, herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and other plants. Native grasses are useful for constructing and maintaining shoreline habitat. Grasses help retain soil, prevent erosion and provide feeding areas for birds [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2011/19/chesapeake-bay-native-plants/' addthis:title='Chesapeake Bay Native Plants '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>BluHaven Piers Certified as a Maryland Clean Marina</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BluHaven Piers is the newest Maryland Clean Marina to be certified by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The marina is the 145th facility to adopt a significant portion of recommendations from the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook and pass a site inspection. BluHaven Piers is a small marina with that offers boat repair, covered [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/09-2011/07/bluhaven-piers-certified-as-a-maryland-clean-marina/' addthis:title='BluHaven Piers Certified as a Maryland Clean Marina '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Maryland Streams Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2011/08/2011-maryland-streams-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Third Maryland Streams Symposium and Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Monitoring Conference will be held August 10-13 at Carroll Community College near Westminster, MD. Stakeholders from Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia will meet to discuss stream-related issues. The theme of the Volunteer Conference is Sustaining Volunteer Involvement in Water Quality Management: Key Roles to Play [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2011/08/2011-maryland-streams-symposium/' addthis:title='2011 Maryland Streams Symposium '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2011/08/keep-maryland-beautiful-grants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Trustees of the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) have awarded $26,000 in grants to 11 community groups and schools to restore streamside habitats, create community gardens and educate citizens about the environment across the State as part of the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. The Margaret Rosch Jones Award is given to ongoing projects [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2011/08/keep-maryland-beautiful-grants/' addthis:title='Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Native Plant Center for the Chesapeake Bay Region</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/06-2011/18/native-plant-center-for-the-chesapeake-bay-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new online Native Plant Center for the Chesapeake Bay Region allows for the identification and selection of native plant species for habitat restoration in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The guide is intended to help property owners replace portions of lawn areas and typical landscapes with native plants that suit local conditions, reducing or eliminating [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/06-2011/18/native-plant-center-for-the-chesapeake-bay-region/' addthis:title='Native Plant Center for the Chesapeake Bay Region '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Stakeholders Battle in Court Over Chesapeake Bay Restoration</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/05-2011/27/chesapeake-bay-clean-water-act-lawsuits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/?p=1291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 25, 2011, A coalition of environmental groups announced that they have filed a motion in federal court to oppose the efforts of major national agricultural organizations to force an end to federal and state programs to reduce pollution and restore the Chesapeake Bay. The coalition includes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/05-2011/27/chesapeake-bay-clean-water-act-lawsuits/' addthis:title='Stakeholders Battle in Court Over Chesapeake Bay Restoration '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Shenandoah River Pollution Lawsuit Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/27/shenandoah-river-pollution-lawsuit-settlment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), the Virginia State Waterman’s Association (VSWA), Merck &#38; Company, and the Commonwealth of Virginia have agreed to settle a CBF/VSWA lawsuit challenging pollution limits granted to Merck by the State Water Control Board in 2009. The settlement, approved by Richmond Circuit Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr., confirms that Merck’s nitrogen [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/27/shenandoah-river-pollution-lawsuit-settlment/' addthis:title='Shenandoah River Pollution Lawsuit Settlement '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Ghost Pot Removal Program Report: 2010-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/22/chesapeake-bay-ghost-pot-removal-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, watermen succeeded in hauling up more than 10,000 derelict so-called “ghost pots,” lost fishing nets, and assorted metal junk from the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in the third year of Virginia’s one-of-a-kind Marine Debris Removal Program. The program, funded by NOAA through the Virginia Marine Resources [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/22/chesapeake-bay-ghost-pot-removal-program/' addthis:title='Chesapeake Bay Ghost Pot Removal Program Report: 2010-2011 '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>MDE Revises Consumption Advisories for Striped Bass and Bluefish</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/16/mde-revises-consumption-advisories-for-striped-bass-and-bluefish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revised fish consumption advisories from the Maryland Department of the Environment show that a healthy diet can include more striped bass than previously recommended. MDE’s revised advisories increase the recommended meal limits for striped bass for nearly every population group for fish caught in the Chesapeake Bay or in Maryland’s Atlantic coastal waters. The new [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/16/mde-revises-consumption-advisories-for-striped-bass-and-bluefish/' addthis:title='MDE Revises Consumption Advisories for Striped Bass and Bluefish '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Annapolis Maritime Museum MUDDY FEET Program Receives Grant</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/16/annapolis-maritime-museum-muddy-feet-program-receives-grant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 15, the Chesapeake Bay Trust  announced a $25,000 environmental education grant to fund the the Annapolis Maritime Museum&#8217;s &#8220;MUDDY FEET&#8221; Program. The program, which stands for “Maritime Unbounded Damp &#38; Dirty Yucky Fun Environmental Education &#38; Training,” seeks to provide all Annapolis-area schoolchildren with at least three meaningful watershed educational experiences prior to [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/16/annapolis-maritime-museum-muddy-feet-program-receives-grant/' addthis:title='Annapolis Maritime Museum MUDDY FEET Program Receives Grant '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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