Public Health Archive
Portion of Anne Arundel County waterway opened for shellfish harvesting
Press releases, Public Health, Seafood/Aquaculture
Oct 11, 2016
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Portion of Anne Arundel County waterway opened for shellfish harvesting Bacteria levels decrease; portion of Parish Creek approved for harvesting Baltimore, MD (October 11, 2016) – The Maryland Department of the Environment has reclassified a portion of a southern Anne Arundel County waterway
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Maryland Department of the Environment Releases Annual Clean Air Progress Report, Launches Air Quality Awareness Week
Clean Air, Press releases, Public Health
May 02, 2016
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT RELEASES ANNUAL CLEAN AIR PROGRESS REPORT, LAUNCHES AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK Report describes Maryland’s air quality improvements and new regulations for further gains, federal rule to reduce pollution from other states; Air Quality Awareness Week begins today
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eMDE – Get the new Maryland Healthy Beaches app
Clean Water, eMDE, Public Health
Jul 15, 2014
THE LATEST FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT FEATURED ARTICLE MARYLAND BEACH CONDITIONS – IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND Any time, any place, up-to-date beach information is just a few taps away with the new Maryland Healthy Beaches smartphone app. The app – available for free –
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Maryland Beach Conditions – In the Palm of Your Hand
Clean Water, eMDE, Public Health
Jul 15, 2014
Any time, any place, up-to-date beach information is just a few taps away with the new Maryland Healthy Beaches smartphone app. The app – available for free – provides information on conditions at your favorite Maryland beaches. The app is now available for Android at Google Play and is
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Healthy and Safe Swimming: We’re in it together
Clean Water, Press releases, Public Health
May 19, 2014
MEDIA CONTACTS: Samantha Kappalman samantha.kappalman@maryland.gov Jay Apperson jay.apperson@maryland.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Healthy and Safe Swimming: We’re in it together Baltimore, MD (May 19, 2014) – Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week begins now, May 19-25, 2014. The Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Environment, and Natural
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Clean Drinking Water For Morris Mill
Clean Water, EPA, Public Health
Apr 25, 2014
When the Maryland Department of the Environment learned about significant groundwater contamination in the Morris Mill area near Salisbury, the agency launched an aggressive response. At the top of the to-do list: ensure that any household that needed a temporary alternative supply of drinking water got one. Done.
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Bay Journal: States don’t have to make big changes to prevent Vibrio in oysters yet
Chesapeake Bay, News stories, Public Health, Seafood/Aquaculture
Mar 18, 2014
Current methods deemed suitable to prevent illness in humans, but the FDA is making a case for quicker refrigeration. Maryland, Virginia and the nation’s other shellfish-producing states are not going to have to make huge changes in the way seafood is stored and transported to protect customers from a
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