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Blog: New mine treatment plant far to the north could hold benefit for Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/18/2009
St. Mary's River still on sick list - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/18/2009
EPA Cites 14 Municipalities For Stormwater Violations - Pollution Online - 11/16/2009
Treatment plant could benefit river - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/15/2009
BURIED MISTAKE: Work begins to revive tainted trout stream near Snow Shoe - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/15/2009
Barr Township plant will revive aquatic life in river, officials say - The Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune Democrat - 11/13/2009
Report says feds behind in river pollution regs - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/12/2009
Students Get Up Close Look At The Shenandoah River - The Elkton (Va.) Valley Banner - 11/12/2009
MARCELLUS SHALE: Agency wants to keep watch over waterways - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/12/2009
Project begins to revive Cambria river - The Associated Press - 11/12/2009
Report gives ‘snapshot’ of ECs in Potomac River - Water Technology Online - 11/12/2009
Susquehanna River Basin Commission proposes automated monitors for streams and creeks in Marcellus Shale region - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/11/2009
Blog: Rarest of fish still missing - The Baltimore Sun - 11/11/2009
Chesapeake Bay proposals concern Virginia growers - The Southeast Farm Press - 11/10/2009
New report details Potomac River pollutants - The Associated Press - 11/10/2009
EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy - National Public Radio - 11/9/2009
Researchers Get Dirty To Clean Up Chesapeake - National Public Radio - 11/8/2009
Chesapeake Bay Gets Clean Water Funding; $1.5B More for Stormwater Proposed - Environment News Service - 11/6/2009
Editorial: Time To Get Serious - The Burke (Va.) Connection - 11/6/2009
Congress Appropriates $585,000 to Study Health of Potomac River - The Loudoun (Va.) Independent - 11/6/2009
Md. Part Of EPA's Bay Restoration Expectations - WJZ (Md.) Television - 11/6/2009
Congress Approves Funding for Potomac River - The Nature Conservancy - 11/4/2009
National Park Service completes New River study - The Roanoke (Va.) Times - 11/4/2009
Editorial: The New River is both wild and scenic - The Roanoke (Va.) Times - 11/4/2009
West River study points to future fixes - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/3/2009
Mining stream buffer rule could be ready by 2011 - The Washington Post - 11/3/2009
Chesapeake Stormwater Network grades Md., Va. - American Farm - 11/3/2009
Feds to pour $50M into bay - Capital News Service - 10/31/2009
Digester unit could solve farm problem - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 10/31/2009
DEP Announces Nine Projects to Reclaim 235 Abandoned Mine Land Acres - Reuters - 10/31/2009
Intersex fish a problem in Potomac River watershed - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 10/25/2009
Essex man organizes volunteers to restore Back River - The Baltimore Sun - 10/25/2009
Farmers Take Stream Cleanup Into Their Own Hands - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 10/23/2009
Manatee spotted in James River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 10/22/2009
City Streams Benefit From Volunteers - The Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance - 10/22/2009
More water worries in Wyoming County - WNEP (Pa.) Television - 10/21/2009
Keeping Area Clean - The Reston (Va.) Connection - 10/21/2009
County changing to safer fertilizer - The Maryland Gazette - 10/21/2009
CMA mulls ways to comply with new regulations - The Progress (Pa.) News - 10/21/2009
James River Journal: A Year in the Life of a River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 10/18/2009
Cardin To Unveil New Bay Restoration Bill - WBAL (Md.) Radio - 10/18/2009
Susquehanna monitors provide water quality info to river enthusiasts, scientists - Bucknell University (Pa.) - 10/15/2009
Time bomb threatens Chesapeake Bay cleanup - The Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News - 10/12/2009
State sets new record for oyster restoration - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/12/2009
Rendell appoints McAdoo councilwoman to Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committe - The Hazelton (Pa.) Standard-Speaker - 10/12/2009
2008 survey concluded river in decent shape - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/11/2009
Chemung River Tour (video) - WENY (N.Y.) Television - 10/8/2009
Group acts as ‘voice of the river’ - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/8/2009
For A. P. Hill, a new kind of green - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 10/8/2009
State targets river pollution - The Northern Neck News (Va.) - 10/8/2009
EPA to re-evaluate health effects of popular farm weed killer found in drinking water supplies - The Associated Press - 10/7/2009
Tomorrow's trees today - The Washington Post - 10/7/2009
Chamber sponsors Potomac cleanup - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/7/2009
Water treatment worries residents (video) - WNEP (Pa.) Television - 10/7/2009
Residents: Keep drilling discharge out - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/7/2009
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants sister agencya to take close look at 'impaired' Susquehanna River - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 10/7/2009
Opinion: Much more work ahead - The Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin - 10/7/2009
With major rules revision, Va. aims to reduce bay pollution - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 10/6/2009
High winds result in Swan Point Walnut Harvest - PR Newswire - 10/6/2009
State tightens rules on storm water, then suspends the rules - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 10/5/2009
Va. board approves new stormwater regulations - The Associated Press - 10/5/2009
Poor economy affords Pa. couple's kayaking dream - The Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette - 10/3/2009
Watershed idea - The Waynesboro News Virginian - 10/3/2009
Geologist sketches our peninsula's slow growth - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 10/1/2009
Opposition expressed to wastewater treatment facility - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 10/1/2009
New York issues gas drilling rules - The Associated Press - 10/1/2009
Towing firm will try to haul away dead whale in York River - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/30/2009
Association gets grant to plant 485 trees in city neighborhoods - The Baltimore Messenger - 9/30/2009
Study: Octoraro farmers letting Bay down - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 9/30/2009
Sanitation District to pay $900,000 for sewer overflows - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/30/2009
Dead Whale Attracting Crowds in VA - The Associated Press - 9/30/2009
Pet owners: Be polite, help save environment - WWBT (Va.) Television - 9/29/2009
A primer on the basics of the Chesapeake Bay - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/28/2009
Months ahead may determine Chesapeake Bay’s fate - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/27/2009
Field trip offers lessons from river - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 9/27/2009
Farms in watershed play pivotal role in bay’s health - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/27/2009
Rivanna River clean up held Saturday - WVIR (Va.) Television - 9/26/2009
Communities act to preserve water - The Danville (Pa.) News - 9/26/2009
Opinion: Schlumberger project needs full review - The Elmira (N.Y.) Star-Gazette - 9/25/2009
PCB contamination found in James River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/25/2009
Toxic levels high in James, Elizabeth River - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/24/2009
Virginia Aquarium and college to christen research vessel - The Associated Press - 9/24/2009
Invasive weed brings benefits - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 9/24/2009
Newport News ready to pull plug on reservoir - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/22/2009
Builder aims to prove its 'green' credentials - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/21/2009
Blog: Is there a polluter on your block? - The Baltimore Sun - 9/21/2009
$30M loan may prevent rate hike - The Altoona (Pa.) Mirror - 9/20/2009
Wildlife Center to release bald eagle - The Associated Press - 9/18/2009
Virginia revising proposed update of storm-water rules - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/18/2009
When water quality suffers, so do watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/17/2009
Report confirms a troubled Chesapeake Bay (video) - WJZ (Md.) Television - 9/17/2009
Va. aquarium, college to christen research vessel - The Associated Press - 9/17/2009
Rollin’ on the river - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 9/17/2009
Saving Chesapeake Bay means saving watermen, too - Capital News Service - 9/16/2009
Bad luck buoy is back - The Maryland Gazette - 9/16/2009
Environmentally friendly Universalists out to set example for general public - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 9/15/2009
$2.8 million in grants to improve bay water quality - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/15/2009
Blog: MD gets poor grade on stormwater pollution - The Baltimore Sun - 9/15/2009
Grant will help farmers; bay pollution - The Associated Press - 9/15/2009
'Learning Barge' ready to teach about wetlands on the river - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/15/2009

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