This category has news about environmental issues that affect the Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants (SWG) Program provides grants of $20,000 to $200,000 to organizations and local governments working on a local level to implement protects that improve small watersheds in the Chesapeake Bay basin, while building citizen-based resource … Continued
Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (both D-MD) have announced that $23 million will be released as part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative, a program included in the 2008 Farm Bill that provides the region’s farmers with … Continued
The Severn River Association has sent a letter to Governor O’Malley concerning development in Sullivan’s Cove. The letter expresses members’ concerns over failures by agencies of the state of Maryland to protect the Severn River watershed. The association states that … Continued
According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report released on January 16, 2009, Maryland leads the mid-Atlantic coastal states in its level of preparedness for a dramatic increase in storm surge flooding and coastal erosion because of climate change. Coastal … Continued
The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved preservation of one of the largest privately-owned contiguous forestlands in Maryland, a 4,769 acre-property located in Worcester County. “Today we took advantage of a historical opportunity to permanently protect a great natural … Continued