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The Annapolis Capital (Tue 22 Apr, 2008)
Bad grades for Patuxent on report card
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
Yet another report is out about the health of an area river - and, as usual, the news is not good.
The Hampton Roads Daily Press (Fri 18 Apr, 2008)
Editorial: Chesapeake Bay - Raise sewer rates to cut pollution, but monitor for results
Staff quoted: UMCES
A proposed rate increase to household bills from the Hampton Roads Sanitation District would amount to roughly $30 more per year for homeowners and is mostly to pay for upgrades to wastewater treatments plants. The upgrades are to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus entering the Chesapeake Bay.
The Annapolis Capital (Sat 12 Apr, 2008)
Opinion: Fertilizer may help lawn, but it hurts water
Staff quoted: UMCES
Now that spring is here, we might feel the urge to go out and fertilize our lawns, hoping for that lush green carpet of summer.
Let's consider for a moment the true cost of that lawn. First, there is the personal cost of fertilizer and the time required to put it down or the expense of hiring a professional to do it for you. As summer progresses, there is the cost, in both time and cash, of constant watering and mowing all that grass that was stimulated to grow by spring fertilizer or the cost of hiring someone to do that for you also.
Now let's consider the larger cost of fertilizing your lawn: the cost it has on our environment. Much of the fertilizer we apply to suburban lawns is washed off our yards and flows into storm drains. From there it enters our creeks, rivers and eventually the Chesapeake Bay.
The Falls Church News Press (Thu 10 Apr, 2008)
A Penny for Your Thoughts: The News of Greater Falls Church
Staff quoted: UMCES
On most report cards, a grade of C- would raise a lot of questions when you tried to explain it to Mom and Dad. They probably would demand a lot of improvement in the next grading period. Improvement is exactly what's needed for the Chesapeake Bay.
WYPR (NPR) Radio (Mon 7 Apr, 2008)
Chesapeake Bay Program Releases Its Latest Report Card
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
ANNAPOLIS, MD - The Chesapeake Bay Program, an amalgam of state and federal agencies, released another depressing report card on the estuary's health last week as lawmakers in Annapolis wrestled with bay-related measures. WYPR's Joel McCord reports.
The Easton Star Democrat (Mon 7 Apr, 2008)
Bay's grade shows slight improvement: Choptank improves to D+, but drought may be biggest factor in better scores
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison, Don Boesch
EASTON - An independent scientific analysis led by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers gave the Chesapeake Bay an improved C-minus grade for 2007, but the Choptank River watershed again lagged behind, receiving a D-plus grade.
The Annapolis Capital (Sun 6 Apr, 2008)
Editorial: Unfortunately, latest bad news on bay no surprise
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
It isn't news any more when studies show that the Chesapeake Bay is polluted. Like you, we are tired of seeing little progress from costly cleanup efforts. Will we ever see a clean bay in our lifetimes?
The Richmond Times Dispatch (Fri 4 Apr, 2008)
Reports: Chesapeake Bay cleanup progress lags
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
Population growth is undermining modest gains in the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, according to regional reports released yesterday.
The Baltimore Sun (Fri 4 Apr, 2008)
Pollution surveys offer grim news on bay tributaries: Two reports cite pollution, low oxygen levels
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
The scenic rivers around Annapolis, where generations of Marylanders have crabbed and fished, are among the most polluted in the state, researchers said Thursday.
The Hampton Roads Daily Press (Fri 4 Apr, 2008)
New homes hurting Chesapeake Bay: "Report cards" say more people funnel more pollution into the bay, slowing the cleanup progress.
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars put into upgrading sewage plants that spew harmful nutrients into the Chesapeake Bay, progress on the estuary's cleanup continues to be held back by more people moving in, more houses and more parking lots.