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13K acres to be protected on Middle Peninsula swamp - The Associated Press - 2/4/2010
Forests by bay growing faster, researchers find - The Baltimore Sun - 2/2/2010
Menhaden fishery industry wins again as bills fail - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 2/2/2010
Letter to the Editor: Wood chip driveway no panacea for the bay - The Baltimore Sun - 1/22/2010
'Greener' city bars wood chip driveway - The Baltimore Sun - 1/19/2010
Editorial: Tough, expensive new limits on smog - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 1/19/2010
Northam, Cosgrove want menhaden fish management under VMRC - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 1/14/2010
400,000-Acre Land Conservation Goal Met - The Appomattox (Va.) News - 1/8/2010
Can Trees Save The Bay? - Chesapeake Quarterly - 1/7/2010
Letter to the Editor: No dense development near water - The Washington Post - 12/20/2009
$300M in federal funds coming to Hampton Roads - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 12/16/2009
EPA to hold Chesapeake Bay cleanup meeting Thursday - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 12/16/2009
Editorial: EPA's CO2 decision was long overdue - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 12/11/2009
Activists advocate gas drilling regulations - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 12/6/2009
State Trust Receives Record Conservation Easement - WBAL (Md.) Radio - 12/4/2009
Blog: BIG Rockfish are tempted by eels - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 12/2/2009
Blog: Farmers oppose aspects of Bay bill - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 12/2/2009
Striper season opens in the Chesapeake Bay - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 11/24/2009
Sprawl From New Highway Would Wipe Out 1,550 Acres of Forests. Meeting Tomorrow. - Bay Daily - 11/4/2009
Former Portsmouth scrap yard deemed hazardous - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 11/4/2009
Mining stream buffer rule could be ready by 2011 - The Washington Post - 11/3/2009
Local water projects to get federal money - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 10/30/2009
Big bins, first sign of new Chesapeake recycling program - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 10/29/2009
Problems not evident until Salisbury wastewater plant went online - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 10/8/2009
High winds result in Swan Point Walnut Harvest - PR Newswire - 10/6/2009
Towing firm will try to haul away dead whale in York River - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/30/2009
Farms in watershed play pivotal role in bay’s health - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/27/2009
Environmentalists seek to wipe out plush toilet paper - The Washington Post - 9/24/2009
Virginia Aquarium and college to christen research vessel - The Associated Press - 9/24/2009
Grant will help farmers; bay pollution - The Associated Press - 9/15/2009
Bay reports call for more livestock, runoff regs - The Associated Press - 9/10/2009
Bay reports call for more livestock, runoff regs - The Associated Press - 9/10/2009
Opportunity available to control runoff - The Gaithersburg (Md.) Gazette - 9/9/2009
Ground shifts in drilling tax debate - The Hazelton (Pa.) Standard-Speaker - 9/8/2009
Room to grow - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 9/8/2009
Localities pan tougher rules on storm water - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/8/2009
Destructive beetle found in Baltimore shipment - The Associated Press - 9/7/2009
Group looks for help doing its dirty work - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 9/4/2009
More than 4,000 participated in Va. Telework Day - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/3/2009
Tangier says no to year-round ferry - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 9/2/2009
Tempting trout to return - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 8/31/2009
Watershed initiative offers aid to farmers - The Sunbury (Pa.) Daily Item - 8/31/2009
Study to focus on Va. wildlife management areas - The Associated Press - 8/31/2009
County to test new wastewater treatment process - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 8/25/2009
Environmental woes at center of Riverdale hearing - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 8/23/2009
Deeds plans to boost aquaculture - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 8/22/2009
Suffolk Farm Protected at Dividing Creek - The Nature Conservancy - 8/21/2009
Commerce secretary announcing NOAA stimulus funds today in Norfolk - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 8/20/2009
EPA gunning for fewer pollutants seeping into bay - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 8/20/2009
Editorial: Saving dolphins can be done without much cost - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 8/17/2009
EPA, agriculture community talk Bay cleanup plan - The Associated Press - 8/14/2009
EPA plans to up ante on water quality goals - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 8/13/2009
Editorial: Runaway runoff - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 8/13/2009
Crab license buy-back program proves unpopular in Md. - The Associated Press - 8/11/2009
Somerset park projects receive Open Space funds - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 8/6/2009
Developers propose new scaled-back Stumpy Lake plan - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 8/5/2009
Effort boosted to save native oysters - WJZ (Md.) Television - 8/5/2009
Refuge plan has three options - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 7/29/2009
Buffer zones, screening considered for weed ordinance - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 7/28/2009
Stratford Hall's rich history on display - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 7/25/2009
Chesapeake Bay beaches reopened in Va. Beach - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 7/23/2009
Md. to preserve land in 3 stream watersheds - The Baltimore Sun - 7/23/2009
Swimming, wading banned in Chesapeake Bay off Va. Beach - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 7/22/2009
Blog: Grants for tree planting available - The Baltimore Sun - 7/21/2009
Opinion: Private property, public pain - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 7/18/2009
Earth-friendly horse farm - The Bristow (Va.) News and Messenger - 7/16/2009
Local politicians, developers balk at proposed runoff rules - The Charlottesville (Va.) Daily Progress - 7/11/2009
Reactions mixed to proposed changes in stormwater rules - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 7/1/2009
O'Malley touts BayStat - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 7/1/2009
Energy companies put drilling focus on Pa. as new N.Y. regulations stall - The Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin - 7/1/2009
Beach water scrutinized, but what about the sand? - The Delaware News Journal - 6/30/2009
Chesapeake Bay Foundation wants Merck to meet nutrient pollution standard for 2011 - The Waynesboro News Virginian - 6/30/2009
State will look at effects of pollution from aging plants - The Associated Press - 6/23/2009
County takes up weed concerns - The Hagerstown (Md.) Herald-Mail - 6/22/2009
Father and son team help restore oyster population - The Western Howard County (Md.) View - 6/18/2009
State approves Pocomoke wetlands deal - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 6/18/2009
Hearings tonight on local creeks - The Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News-Record - 6/18/2009
Ag Commission looks at Maryland’s water quality - The Delmarva Farmer - 6/16/2009
Md. foresters in midst of listening sessions - The Delmarva Farmer - 6/16/2009
Conservation grant aims to help farmers who shun government assistance - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 6/12/2009
Spring shad harvest, every year a ritual renewed - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 6/10/2009
Editorial: Trade-offs may cloud Surry coal plant project - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 6/10/2009
A.P. Hill added 3,000 buffer acres in 2008 - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 6/9/2009
First community in Frederick County to be bay-Wise certified - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 6/8/2009
Editorial: A better alternative off Virginia's shores - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 6/8/2009
County gets grant for credit trading cleanup initiative - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 6/6/2009
D.C. to reduce Rock Creek pollution - The Washington Business Journal - 6/3/2009
Virginia to receive $2.4M to reduce pollution in Bay - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 6/2/2009
Chesapeake Bay Trust awards $225,000 for planting trees - The Baltimore Sun - 5/30/2009
Dozens concerned by proposed wetlands development - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 5/30/2009
'Roadless' forest areas now under Vilsack - The Washington Post - 5/29/2009
Swattie group hooks grant - The Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News - 5/26/2009
Regulators set to act on bay crab rules - The Associated Press - 5/26/2009
4,188 acres of Dragon Run Watershed secured - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 5/22/2009
Conservancy purchases 4,000 acres near Bay - The Associated Press - 5/21/2009
Blue crab crisis to get $7.5 million in relief funds - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 5/20/2009
Budget shortfall could shut at least 35 Pa. parks - The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post Gazette - 5/15/2009
O'Malley sets new goals for cleaning up bay - The Associated Press - 5/14/2009
Chesapeake Bay - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 5/14/2009
Obama makes Bay cleanup national priority - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 5/13/2009

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