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Opinion: Our Say: Feds must step up efforts to turn around the bay - The Maryland Gazette - 11/18/2009
AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GOES... ...so goes Maine's striped bass population - The Maine Morning Sentinel - 11/15/2009
Feds cite county for pollution - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/14/2009
EPA orders cleanups by Baltimore and Anne Arundel - The Baltimore Sun - 11/13/2009
Blog: EPA Cracking Down on Urban and Agricultural Runoff, Blamed for Dead Zones - SolveClimate - 11/13/2009
Blog: Virginia crabbers wary of buyout offer? - The Baltimore Sun - 11/13/2009
New pollutants threaten area waters - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 11/12/2009
EPA study finds toxic chemicals in fish widespread - The Associated Press - 11/12/2009
Students Get Up Close Look At The Shenandoah River - The Elkton (Va.) Valley Banner - 11/12/2009
City may borrow $6 million to finance sewer upgrades - The Lock Haven (Pa.) Express - 11/12/2009
Chesapeake Bay closed to shellfish harvesting until Wednesday - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/12/2009
Oysters teach students about health of Bay - The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat - 11/11/2009
Feds back off on farm and stormwater rules - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/10/2009
Interest soars across state in Marcellus Shale drilling - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 11/9/2009
Researchers Get Dirty To Clean Up Chesapeake - National Public Radio - 11/8/2009
Opinion: Eat crab cakes? Do your part for Bay - The Des Moines (Iowa) Register - 11/7/2009
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
Citizen Volunteers Help Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters - Voice of America News - 11/6/2009
Hundreds of Watermen Make Virginia an Offer - The Associated Press - 11/6/2009
More rockfish than ever - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 11/5/2009
Sport anglers applaud decision on striped bass - The Portland (Maine) Press Herald - 11/5/2009
Right as rain - The St. Mary's County (Md.) Enterprise - 11/5/2009
530 Md. crabbing licenses retired under buyback program - The Baltimore Sun - 11/3/2009
Outdoors: Battle brewing over stripers - The Washington Times - 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
Reservoir draining, but could be a wait to replace gates - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/31/2009
Big bins, first sign of new Chesapeake recycling program - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 10/29/2009
Plant upgrades to enhance Chesapeake Bay water quality, save energy - WaterWorld Magazine - 10/28/2009
Striped bass are steady as a rock - The Delmarva Daily Times - 10/25/2009
Striped bass in peril, observers say - Central Maine Morning Sentinel - 10/20/2009
Cardin offers new remedy for ailing bay - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/20/2009
Outdoors Ideas to spout as Smith trail becomes national park - The Baltimore Sun - 10/11/2009
2008 survey concluded river in decent shape - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/11/2009
Blog: Terps get greener? - The Baltimore Sun - 10/8/2009
Places in the sun - The Baltimore Sun - 10/8/2009
The Fusion of Sail and Paddle - Bay Weekly - 10/8/2009
The story of an island - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 10/7/2009
Chamber sponsors Potomac cleanup - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/7/2009
Opinion: Investing in our infrastructure - The Baltimore Sun - 10/5/2009
A day on the bay - The Lancaster (Pa.) Sunday News - 10/4/2009
Nepa herp search - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/4/2009
Change might be in the air in Baltimore County - The Baltimore Sun - 10/3/2009
Stink bugs swarming - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/3/2009
House passes Wittman's Chesapeake Bay cleanup bill - The Charlottesville (Va.) Daily Progress - 10/2/2009
House oks Wittman's bay cleanup measure - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 10/1/2009
New laws take effect Thursday - The Baltimore Sun - 10/1/2009
Academy professor steps up fight for Chesapeake - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/1/2009
Towing firm will try to haul away dead whale in York River - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/30/2009
Study: Octoraro farmers letting Bay down - The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer Journal - 9/30/2009
Crabbing regulations raise some ire - The Washington Times - 9/30/2009
Sweet, creamy pawpaws - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 9/30/2009
Local houses turning green - The Centre Daily Times (Pa.) - 9/30/2009
Dead, beached whale draws sightseers - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/29/2009
MDA secretary talks budget cuts at fair - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 9/28/2009
Should Uncle Sam make us green up? - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/28/2009
A primer on the basics of the Chesapeake Bay - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/28/2009
From grass to water, bay experts differ on meaning of 'clean' - Capital News Service - 9/27/2009
Months ahead may determine Chesapeake Bay’s fate - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/27/2009
Turtles may prompt new Chesapeake Bay crab regulations - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/26/2009
Rivanna River clean up held Saturday - WVIR (Va.) Television - 9/26/2009
New tests find unsafe levels of toxic PCBs in 2 local rivers - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 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
The Forgotten Infrastructure - Protecting the Bay - WYPR (Md.) Radio - 9/24/2009
PA Wilds remains important to the region - The Clearfield (Pa.) Progress - 9/24/2009
Environmentalists seek to wipe out plush toilet paper - The Washington Post - 9/24/2009
Chenango Forks students learn about wetlands - WBNG (N.Y.) Television - 9/23/2009
Hillsmere Elementary teacher wins Hollmann Award - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/23/2009
River adventure to savor - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 9/23/2009
Dundalk flood prompts Cardin "watershed moment" - The Baltimore Sun - 9/22/2009
Editorial: Cleaning up the Chesapeake - The Washington Post - 9/22/2009
Opinion: Watermen's woes yet another reason for bay cleanup - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/21/2009
River of history, legend and lore - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 9/20/2009
Marcellus Shale: A tale of two cities - The Binghamton (N.Y.) Press & Sun-Bulletin - 9/19/2009
Maryland’s leading waterman praises farmers, hits sewage plants - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 9/18/2009
Opinion: Report puts face on watermen woes - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 9/18/2009
Markers promote no dumping in York Co. storm drains (video) - WVEC (Va.) Television - 9/17/2009
NY man's homemade barge is Chesapeake Bay-bound - The Associated Press - 9/17/2009
When water quality suffers, so do watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/17/2009
Rollin’ on the river - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 9/17/2009
Friends of the Rappahannock host riverfest - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 9/17/2009
Report: Watermen not responsible for bay decline (video) - WBAL (Md.) Television - 9/17/2009
Activists, 'Watermen Blues' cite need for action on Chesapeake Bay - The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat - 9/17/2009
James River ship removal winds down - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/17/2009
Nearly $1 million awarded for bird habitat protection on Eastern Shore - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 9/16/2009
Lawmakers step in to clean up the Chesapeake Bay - The Maryland Gazette - 9/16/2009
Saving Chesapeake Bay means saving watermen, too - Capital News Service - 9/16/2009
Grant approved for mountain planning effort - The Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal - 9/15/2009
Opinion: Support Cardin's Clean Water Act bill - The Baltimore Sun - 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
Gloucester crabber nets a rare all-blue blue crab - The Associated Press - 9/14/2009
Foundation alleges ‘rubber-stamping,’ challenges 2 gas-drilling permits - The Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette - 9/14/2009
Retracing Smith’s path reveals a much-changed James River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/14/2009
Editorial: Take action on sediment - The York (Pa.) Daily Record - 9/13/2009
River of mud: Keep the muck at bay - The York (Pa.) Daily Record - 9/13/2009
Chesapeake Bay Virginia’s top environmental issue - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/13/2009
York County markers warn against dumping into storm water drains - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/13/2009

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