Tim Wheeler 11:44 a.m. EDT, October 30, 2013 Projects funded to deal with farm, urban runoff, restore streams, wetlands The Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort got a $9.2 million injection of funds Wednesday, as the Environmental Protection Agency and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced grants to 40 projects to reduce storm-water and farm pollution, rebuild oyster reefs and restore Read the Rest…
For Immediate Release: BALTIMORE, MD (October 30, 2013) – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has scheduled an additional public meeting on sewage sludge utilization permit applications for four properties in Cecil County. MDE conducted a meeting on the applications as required under law in August and is conducting an additional meeting at the Read the Rest…
Media Contact: Governor’s Press Office – 410-974-2316 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LAUREL (October 30, 2013) — Tomorrow, Thursday, October 31, Governor Martin O’Malley will host the “Better Choices, Better Results Forum – Sustainability” — the third in a series of statewide forums that will foster an ongoing, collaborative dialogue on the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s strategic goals. Stakeholders from across the state will engage Read the Rest…
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters presented Governor Martin O’Malley with its inaugural Climate Visionary Award this evening, recognizing his unsurpassed leadership in creating and adopting programs to help Marylanders combat and adapt to the effects of climate change. “I want to thank the Maryland League of Conservation Voters for this extraordinary honor, and for Read the Rest…
We are making progress reducing pollution from agricultural lands and sewage treatment plants. But polluted runoff from urban and suburban streets, parking lots, rooftops, and other impervious surfaces keeps increasing. Polluted runoff from urban and suburban areas creates flooding, can threaten human health and carries toxic chemicals into local waterways. In developed areas, it Read the Rest…