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Chesapeake Bay Executive Order Website Features News, Information on Development of New Strategy to
August 11, 2009The Bay Program has launched a website for the Chesapeake Bay Executive Order on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration.
Read storyPesticide Runoff Can Pose Risk to Humans, Wildlife in Chesapeake Bay Region
August 4, 2009Pesticides used by farmers, residents and business owners pose a significant risk to Chesapeake Bay wildlife and human health.
Read storyLooking for fish habitat on the Magothy with a 4-year-old
July 16, 2009The fish & DO story was different at the three other Magothy sites I sample, and the news was not good.
Read storyBattle for the Bird River
July 13, 2009Recently, I joined forces with Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologists to seek and destroy water chestnut in the Bird River.
Read storyWashington, D.C., bans use of coal-tar pavement products containing toxic PAHs
July 1, 2009Washington, D.C., has banned the use and sale of coal-tar pavement products to curb the flow of a toxic chemical contaminant.
Read storyInto the Wild
June 29, 2009At Kent Narrows, the place their mother laid their eggs, we released our brood back into the wild.
Read storyCleaning Up the Magothy, One Stream at a Time
June 24, 2009I just recently joined the Chesapeake Bay Program Office as its deputy director after more 20 years of working for the EPA.
Read storyWashington, D.C., passes bill to reduce plastic bag trash in Anacostia River
June 18, 2009The District of Columbia Council has unanimously approved a bill that will help clean up the Anacostia River.
Read storyBernie Fowler Sees His Sneakers Through 25.5 Inches of Water at Annual Patuxent River Wade-In
June 15, 2009At his 22nd annual Patuxent River Wade-in , former Maryland State Senator Bernie Fowler saw his white sneakers through 25.5 inches of water.
Read storyScientists Find Possible Link between Intersex Fish and Fish Kills in Potomac, Shenandoah Rivers
June 9, 2009U.S. Geological Survey researchers have found a possible connection between the occurrence of intersex fish and fish kills and lesions.
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