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CMA votes to build wastewater treatment plant - The Progress (Pa.) News - 11/18/2009
VIMS receives $3 million to turn York river algae into biodiesel - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 10/3/2009
Blog: Pennsylvania farm pollution - from bad to worse? - The Baltimore Sun - 10/1/2009
Study: Octoraro farmers letting Bay down - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 9/30/2009
Watershed initiative offers aid to farmers - The Sunbury (Pa.) Daily Item - 8/31/2009
Blog: EPA shouldn’t rely on states to reduce nutrient pollution, new report states - The St. Louis (Mo.) Post-Dispatch - 8/27/2009
County to test new wastewater treatment process - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 8/25/2009
Feds renew Chesapeake Bay cleanup - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 8/21/2009
Nearly all of sewer plant upgrades sought in grants - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 8/20/2009
EPA gunning for fewer pollutants seeping into bay - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 8/20/2009
$512,000 Grant Awarded for Agricultural Conservation Innovation - Southern Maryland Online - 8/20/2009
Algae bloom shows efforts to reduce nutrient pollution - The Gaithersburg (Md.) Gazette - 8/19/2009
EPA awards Va. $80.2 million for wastewater treatment - The Associated Press - 8/19/2009
EPA plans to up ante on water quality goals - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 8/13/2009
Report urges focus on pesticides in Chesapeake Bay - The Associated Press - 7/30/2009
Bowie begins treatment plant improvements - The Prince George's County (Md.) Gazette - 7/23/2009
Water projects get funding through state - The Chester County (Pa.) Daily Local News - 7/22/2009
Editorial: Flesh-eating bacteria join the Bay stew - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 7/12/2009
Conservation measures get boost - The Winchester (Va.) Star - 7/9/2009
Blog: Green, but not so clean - The Baltimore Sun - 7/8/2009
Pitts tours water treatment plant - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 7/7/2009
Carbon and nutrient trading looks to be certain - American Farm - 7/7/2009
Chesapeake Bay spawning more dangerous bacteria - The Associated Press - 7/7/2009
Chesapeake Bay Foundation wants Merck to meet nutrient pollution standard for 2011 - The Waynesboro News Virginian - 6/30/2009
Smaller Chesapeake Bay 'dead zone' forecast this summer - The Baltimore Sun - 6/20/2009
Ag Commission looks at Maryland’s water quality - The Delmarva Farmer - 6/16/2009
Poultry farmer in controversial food industry film - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 6/12/2009
Sewage proposal might help save money, environment - The Waynesboro (Pa.) Record Herald - 6/9/2009
Getting Plain farms in on bay cleanup - The Lancaster (Pa.) New Era - 6/8/2009
County gets grant for credit trading cleanup initiative - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 6/6/2009
Bay grant program gets $12.9 million - The Associated Press - 6/5/2009
Grants enable farmers to clean up - The Waynesboro News Virginian - 6/4/2009
Md. senator seeks $170M for Blue Plains plant - The Associated Press - 5/20/2009
Va. invests $185M in projects to clean up bay - The Associated Press - 5/8/2009
DEP to back county nutrient credit trading program - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 5/6/2009
Merck's DEQ limits increase - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 5/2/2009
Opinion: The American food system is enough to make you sick - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 4/26/2009
Senate bill will help Chesapeake Bay - The Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal - 4/25/2009
Officials tout regional approach to bay cleanliness - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 4/24/2009
'Mockery' made of Clean Water Act, CBF says - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 4/16/2009
Opinion: Food for thought - The Baltimore Sun - 4/10/2009
Appomattox County farm does its part to keep Bay clean - The Lynchburg (Va.) News & Advance - 3/21/2009
Report: Bay's health static - The Washington Times - 3/20/2009
Ches. Bay health not improving - WAVY (Va.) Television - 3/19/2009
Chesapeake Bay's health not improving - The Associated Press - 3/19/2009
Bad News Regarding Health Of Chesapeake Bay - WBAL (Md.) Radio - 3/19/2009
Allegany water, sewer projects to benefit from federal funding - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 3/12/2009
Court: Farm plans are public documents - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 3/12/2009
Transplant dogwoods in spring, when soil is dry - The Baltimore Sun - 3/12/2009
Officials say bear population is rising - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 3/10/2009
State must make farm pollution reports public - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 3/4/2009
Md. court rules nutrient plans can be made public - The Associated Press - 3/4/2009
Court: Farm plans are public documents - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 3/4/2009
Rotary gets update on nutrient credits - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 3/3/2009
Penalty uncertain for late farm plans - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 2/28/2009
Funding available for farm plans - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 2/27/2009
2010 seen as turning point for nutrient credit trading - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 2/27/2009
Fine tune dairy diets to reduce costs, pollution - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 2/27/2009
Plant cover crops - go green for the bay - The Fulton County (Pa.) News - 2/26/2009
State agriculture officials announce nutrient management progress - Southern Maryland Online - 2/24/2009
Chesapeake contrarian faults sewers, not farms - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 2/20/2009
Scientists warn of persistent 'dead zones' in Bay, elsewhere - The Washington Post - 2/17/2009
Start of Food Lion on hold while SHA resolves easement issue - The Somerset Herald (Md.) - 2/11/2009
County has model in bid to curb fertilizer use - The Asbury Park (N.J.) Press - 2/9/2009
Letter to the Editor: Wastewater is treated; poultry waste is not - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 2/5/2009
Measures aim to cut nitrogen, phosphorous in bay - The Associated Press - 2/4/2009
Quality of water topic of coalition meeting - WBGH (N.Y.) Television - 1/31/2009
Farm manure turns green - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 1/29/2009
County works with nutrient credit trading - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 1/25/2009
Farmers urged to seek aid, help clean Chesapeake - The Associated Press - 1/16/2009
Clean-water grant made to county farm - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 1/15/2009
State water board asks Merck to rethink discharge plan - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 1/9/2009
Check fine print on your fertilizer - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 1/5/2009
Editorial: The Chesapeake dies while help stands idle - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 1/3/2009
New septic systems will need to trap most nitrogen - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 12/18/2008
County raises building standards - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 12/17/2008
Rejected bid a boon for river conditions - The Washington Times - 12/10/2008
Merck Asked To Rethink Discharge Plan - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 12/9/2008
State approves $290,000 in ag cost-share grants - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 12/9/2008
Experts: Chesapeake Bay program has failed - WTOP (D.C.) Radio - 12/8/2008
Clams find refuge in 'dead zones' - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 12/6/2008
Farmers: Proposed regulations duplicative, costly to Maryland - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 11/17/2008
Penn State Agricultural Council hears watershed report - PA Farm News - 11/15/2008
Va. Tech students construct wetland to monitor pollution - The Winchester (Va.) Star - 11/13/2008
Opinion: Asian oysters - it's not wise to fool around with mother nature - Southern Maryland Online - 11/10/2008
Editorial: Hopewell: Home of state’s first ethanol plant - The Petersburg (Va.) Progress-Index - 10/24/2008
Renewable Richmond - Richmond.com - 10/21/2008
MDE proposes stormwater rules - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/20/2008
Farmers take issue with CAFO report - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 9/26/2008
Treated water OK for fields - The Winchester (Va.) Star - 9/25/2008
Credits will keep the DEQ at bay - The Winchester (Va.) Star - 9/23/2008
Editorial: Maryland catching up on controlling runoff from poultry farms - The Delaware Wave - 9/17/2008
Legislatures to Discuss Nutrient Credit Trading - PA Farm News - 9/15/2008
Opinion: Maryland catching up on controlling runoff from poultry farms - The Delaware News Journal - 9/14/2008
County to study nutrient trading program option - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 9/10/2008
Nanticoke among Chesapeake Bay's most pristine contributors - The Sussex (Del.) Countian - 8/22/2008
Amelia County asks to be declared a disaster - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 8/21/2008
Susquehanna offers 'adventures,' inspires book - The Oneonta (N.Y.) Daily Star - 8/18/2008
‘Dead zones’ appear in waters worldwide - The Washington Post - 8/15/2008
Farm Bureau prez wants Md.’s A.G. impeached - WTOP (D.C.) Radio - 8/7/2008

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