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Letter to the Editor: Bay cleanup bills will help troubled waters - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 11/20/2009
Watershed cleanup mandates set - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/20/2009
Residents protest treatment plant proposal - The Sayre (Pa.) Morning Times - 11/20/2009
Waste water treatment plant permit denied - The Towanda (Pa.) Daily Review - 11/20/2009
Letter to the Editor: Natural gas drillers should help pay to monitor water - The Towanda (Pa.) Daily Review - 11/19/2009
Blog: Recalling a cleaner, more abundant Bay - The Baltimore Sun - 11/19/2009
Middletown students add 200 trees to habitat for schoolyard project - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 11/18/2009
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
Military officials continue to test water near Ft. Meade - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/18/2009
St. Mary's River still on sick list - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/18/2009
Treatment plant for gas drilling waste water subject of Athens Twp. hearing tonight - WaterWorld Magazine - 11/18/2009
Watershed officials say Warm Springs Run needs attention - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 11/17/2009
No tax hike in South Side - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 11/17/2009
'Restless Planet' opens up a new world of aquatic life - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 11/17/2009
Worcester waterway safeguards to be detailed - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/17/2009
National Association of Wheat Growers Newsletter - Midwest AGnet - 11/17/2009
EPA Cites 14 Municipalities For Stormwater Violations - Pollution Online - 11/16/2009
Nor'easter causes wastewater overflows - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/16/2009
AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GOES... ...so goes Maine's striped bass population - The Maine Morning Sentinel - 11/15/2009
Treatment plant could benefit river - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/15/2009
Want to attract schools? Turn to these students - The Baltimore Sun - 11/15/2009
BURIED MISTAKE: Work begins to revive tainted trout stream near Snow Shoe - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/15/2009
Editorial: More 'testing the waters' needed in Pennsylvania - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/15/2009
St. Mary's Catholic Church parking lot turns green - The Associated Press - 11/15/2009
Project shares history of black watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/14/2009
Barr Township plant will revive aquatic life in river, officials say - The Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune Democrat - 11/13/2009
EPA orders cleanups by Baltimore and Anne Arundel - The Baltimore Sun - 11/13/2009
Officials Gather for Groundbreaking on Long-Awaited AMD Treatment Facility - The Gant (Pa.) Daily - 11/13/2009
Blog: EPA Cracking Down on Urban and Agricultural Runoff, Blamed for Dead Zones - SolveClimate - 11/13/2009
Citizens Group Holds Seminar on Future of Chesapeake Bay - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 11/13/2009
EPA orders cleanups by Baltimore and Anne Arundel - The Baltimore Sun - 11/13/2009
MARCELLUS SHALE: Agency wants to keep watch over waterways - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/12/2009
City may borrow $6 million to finance sewer upgrades - The Lock Haven (Pa.) Express - 11/12/2009
Project begins to revive Cambria river - The Associated Press - 11/12/2009
Smarter than average buoy - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/12/2009
Watchdog Group Wants Changes in Water Treatment - The West Virginia Metro News - 11/12/2009
Chesapeake Bay closed to shellfish harvesting until Wednesday - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/12/2009
Report gives ‘snapshot’ of ECs in Potomac River - Water Technology Online - 11/12/2009
New pollutants threaten area waters - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 11/12/2009
Upstate's water also vulnerable - The Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin - 11/12/2009
Blog: "Invisible" Potomac pollution a threat for fish, humans? - The Baltimore Sun - 11/12/2009
Blog: Weekend travel tip: Waterfowl Festival - The Baltimore Sun - 11/12/2009
Report says feds behind in river pollution regs - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/12/2009
Class to share green ideas - The Staunton (Va.) News Leader - 11/12/2009
Students Get Up Close Look At The Shenandoah River - The Elkton (Va.) Valley Banner - 11/12/2009
Virginia Eyes Poultry Litter 'End-User' - Food Safety News - 11/11/2009
Susquehanna River Basin Commission proposes automated monitors for streams and creeks in Marcellus Shale region - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/11/2009
Seven High-tech Smart Buoys Coming to Chesapeake Bay - WJLA (D.C.) Television - 11/11/2009
'Toxic stew' of chemicals blamed for intersex fish in Potomac - The Washington Post - 11/11/2009
Pa. Hoping To Revive Susquehanna's West Branch - The Associated Press - 11/11/2009
Letter to the Editor: Bay cleanup rules should be applauded - The Baltimore Sun - 11/11/2009
Blog: Feds' Bay cleanup plan: step forward or back? - The Baltimore Sun - 11/10/2009
Blog: Obama Proposal for Bay Cleanup Falls Short - Bay Daily - 11/10/2009
Feds back off on farm and stormwater rules - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/10/2009
November's Edition Now Available Online - Bay Journal - 11/9/2009
Hampton students raise little fish to learn a lot about water - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/9/2009
EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy - National Public Radio - 11/9/2009
Bay cleanup strategy calls for more farm, stormwater controls - The Associated Press - 11/9/2009
Chesapeake Bay Gateways, water trails get funding - The Washington Post - 11/8/2009
Day Trip: Waterfowl Festival - The Baltimore Sun - 11/8/2009
Researchers Get Dirty To Clean Up Chesapeake - National Public Radio - 11/8/2009
WVSA may treat wastewater from gas-drilling - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 11/7/2009
Commentary: Our Bay: This Week's Take: Conowingo Dam: Disaster in waiting - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/7/2009
Letter to the editor: Sea level is fine - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/7/2009
Chesapeake Bay Gets Clean Water Funding; $1.5B More for Stormwater Proposed - Environment News Service - 11/6/2009
Bay goals downgraded - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/6/2009
Editorial: Time To Get Serious - The Burke (Va.) Connection - 11/6/2009
Md. Part Of EPA's Bay Restoration Expectations - WJZ (Md.) Television - 11/6/2009
Editorial: Our View: EPA targets poultry farmers - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/6/2009
Citizen Volunteers Help Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters - Voice of America News - 11/6/2009
Sewer Rates to Rise in Hazleton Area - WNEP (Pa.) Television - 11/6/2009
Hundreds of Watermen Make Virginia an Offer - The Associated Press - 11/6/2009
Pervious concrete can help slow increase in Chesapeake Bay's nitrogen load - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/6/2009
EPA to accelerate Ches. Bay plan - WAVY (Va.) Television - 11/6/2009
Del., other states told to help clean up Chesapeake Bay - The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal - 11/5/2009
Maryland farmers worried EPA could regulate them more stringently - Capital News Service - 11/5/2009
Experts fear McDonnell win could hurt Chesapeake Bay cooperation - Capital News Service - 11/5/2009
Md., other states warned about bay cleanup - The Baltimore Sun - 11/5/2009
More rockfish than ever - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 11/5/2009
Right as rain - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/5/2009
Chesapeake is chock full of rockfish, bluefish - The Washington Times - 11/5/2009
Meeting set on new bay requirements - The Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal - 11/4/2009
Commentary: Dam's dangerous legacy - The Baltimore Sun - 11/4/2009
Aquaculture clash for Bay's watermen - The Maryland Gazette - 11/4/2009
Sprawl From New Highway Would Wipe Out 1,550 Acres of Forests. Meeting Tomorrow. - Bay Daily - 11/4/2009
Anglers seeing plenty of rockfish - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/4/2009
Editorial: Shale game - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/3/2009
Chesapeake Stormwater Network grades Md., Va. - American Farm - 11/3/2009
Chesapeake Clean-up Bill Missing Drivers - The American Agriculturalist (Pa.) - 11/1/2009
Opinion: Early-season oyster harvest shows promise - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Oysters bountiful in Tangier Sound; just 250 oystermen now work bay - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/1/2009
Rick Marsi: Bald eagle sightings - up close and personal - The Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin - 11/1/2009
Reservoir draining, but could be a wait to replace gates - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/31/2009
Report: Oxygen Part of Bass Deaths - WHTM (Pa.) Television - 10/31/2009
DEP Announces Nine Projects to Reclaim 235 Abandoned Mine Land Acres - Reuters - 10/31/2009
Cold snap stirs rockfish - The Delmarva Daily Times - 10/31/2009
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
Flooded Creek Repaired - WIVT/WBGH (N.Y.) Television - 10/30/2009
Congress passes bill to fund government through December 18 - Reuters - 10/30/2009

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