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Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s President Will Baker delivers a message about the 10th annual State of the Bay report. The report scored the Chesapeake again this year a 28 on a scale of 100.
Stephanie Simpson
Developers like the ICC need to be be held accountable for dumping waste into tributaries that pollute the Chesapeake Bay.
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HE: Do they believe we have a right to clean air, clean water, and vibrant natural resources in our public spaces? If the answer is yes, then regulations on agricultural polluters, air polluters, and land ...
Abraham Brody
What about making the Chesapeake Bay a National Park? Sound like a modest proposal? We need to ask our politicians to consider this. In 2002 there was an attempt under a Republican administration to get this started. Some interesting links:
http://www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl/
http://www.nps.gov/CACO/index.htm
htt...p://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/glba/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/CHOH/index.htm
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?ar
http://www.baygateways.net/finalreport/C
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=1738494
As you can see we already have several waterways that are national parks near urban areas (Cape Cod, C&O Canal), cruise lanes (Glacier Bay), and intercoastal waterways (Cape Hatteras). No reason why the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can't be made into a National Park. We should at minimum insist each state in the watershed to build its own areas for National Park Service preservation. Also it looks like the polluters of the bay will have a program like Kyoto with a system of credits to establish pollution limits. And don't forget even Yosemite has an urban blight, it is called Hetch Hechy Reservior:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetch_Hetch
http://www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl/
http://www.nps.gov/CACO/index.htm
htt...p://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/glba/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/CHOH/index.htm
http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?ar
http://www.baygateways.net/finalreport/C
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=1738494
As you can see we already have several waterways that are national parks near urban areas (Cape Cod, C&O Canal), cruise lanes (Glacier Bay), and intercoastal waterways (Cape Hatteras). No reason why the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can't be made into a National Park. We should at minimum insist each state in the watershed to build its own areas for National Park Service preservation. Also it looks like the polluters of the bay will have a program like Kyoto with a system of credits to establish pollution limits. And don't forget even Yosemite has an urban blight, it is called Hetch Hechy Reservior:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetch_Hetch
Source: www.epa.gov
EPA will establish and oversee achievement of a strict "pollution diet" known as a Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, to remove excess pounds of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment harming the Bay and its network of waterways. ...
Abraham Brody
I think the Chesapeake Bay Foundation needs to do more to stop the InterCounty Connector. Writing the Montgomery County Council, most of them are opposed to it. The Audubon Naturalist Society has evidence of massive runoff pollution from the construction of the InterCounty Connector, and it is only going to get worse. ...The governor thinks that even though he has only spent a third of the necessary amount to complete it, it is too late to stop it. I say no. We need existing roads to be redecked, education revamped, police department protection reinvigorated in Montgomery County, and all that money that is being wasted on the InterCounty Connector could be used to revamp the county's budget in key areas. And the fact road contractors already are on the ICC, means you don't have to find workers able to fix the roads that need desperate fixing. You just redirect their jobs to places like University Blvd, Colesville Road, and Wayne Avenue that are in desperate need for repair.Read More
Chesapeake Bay Foundation The natural gas drilling boom is heading into Maryland. For details about where the next drilling rigs are expected to rise, go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
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Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Large offshore wind turbines are blowing toward the Atlantic coasts of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more, go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
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Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation The Obama Administration's new proposal to clean up the Bay, unfortunately, falls short of what the Chesapeake needs. Go to www.cbf.org/baydaily to find out why.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Watch this video of families who describe an explosion and drinking water contamination caused by the surge in natural gas drilling in the Chesapeake region. Go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
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Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation EPA is scheduled to release its new plan for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay on Monday. Preliminary reports suggest the proposal could include more federal oversight of state cleanup efforts, and tighter controls for stormwater runoff and animal intensive farming. Go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
Source: www.cbf.org
Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pennsylvania's environmental secretary calls the recent gas drilling boom a "game changer" for the nation's energy future. But in the wake of violations, chemical spills, a fish kill and explosion, John Hanger says the industry must also be "watch dogged." Interview at www.cbf.org/baydaily
Source: www.cbf.org
Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Sprawl from an unnecessary new highway in Southern Maryland would wipe out 1,550 acres of forests and pollute a valuable breeding ground for bass. Please attend 7 p.m. meeting tomorrow in Charles County and urge Maryland to deny permit. Details: www.cbf.org/baydaily
Source: www.cbf.org
Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Allyson
Urbanna Oyster Festival this weekend with Education Day on Thursday the 5th. Check out the video with CBF staff Yancey and Jimmy on the Hampton Roads boat program. http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/commu
Chesapeake Bay Foundation My road trip to Frackville: Heart of the drilling boom in the Chesapeake Bay region. To see the photos and read the tale, go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
Source: www.cbf.org
Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Read about impact of hydraulic fracturing and gas drilling in our region. www.cbf.org/baydaily
Chesapeake Bay Foundation CBF Wins a victory over environmentally sloppy gas drilling permits. After our legal challenge, Pennsylvania revoked three permits -- for drilling in a state forest, and on private land in Tioga County. To read more, go to www.cbf.org/baydaily
Source: www.cbf.org
Bay Daily is a blog about environmental issues in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Allyson
Have you been on a CBF education trip in VA with Allan Thomson? He's on CBF's blog today for his partnership work with The Downstream Project! http://cbf.typepad.com/chesapeake_bay_fo
