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The Daily Climate (Mon 21 May, 2012)
Climate science education graduates to the next level
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
BALTIMORE – Ninth grade science at the Academy for Career and College Education began the usual way last fall. Victoria Matthew's students learned the difference between biotic and abiotic characteristics, then progressed to the basics of scientific method. By Thanksgiving, they were ready for climate change. That's when Matthew braced herself.
The Daily Climate (Mon 21 May, 2012)
Joint climate effort pushes science literacy
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
Maryland has a history of integrating environmental science into public school curricula and recently became the first state in the nation to include environmental literacy as a graduation requirement.
WTOP Radio News (Mon 21 May, 2012)
Future area flooding prompts changes to building plans
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON - The Washington region could be facing more flooding of the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, even the National Mall in a few years. Residents could also expect longer periods of drought and more severe storms.
WTOP Radio News (Tue 15 May, 2012)
Potomac River named most endangered
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON - The Potomac River isn't the pollution cesspool of the 1960s and 1970s that many remember, but a nonprofit advocacy group ranks the "nation's river" as the most endangered.
WUSA (Washington) Television (Tue 15 May, 2012)
Chesapeake Bay Meeting Focuses On Human Health
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
BALTIMORE (AP) - Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a two-day conference in Baltimore.
Federal News Radio (DC) (Tue 15 May, 2012)
Potomac River named most endangered
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON - The Potomac River isn't the pollution cesspool of the 1960s and 1970s that many remember, but a nonprofit advocacy group ranks the "nation's river" as the most endangered.
Delmarva Now (Mon 14 May, 2012)
MARYLAND: Bay meeting to focus on environment, human health
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
BALTIMORE — Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a two-day conference in Baltimore.
WYPR (NPR) Radio (Mon 14 May, 2012)
Bay meeting to focus on environment, human health
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a two-day conference in Baltimore. The conference begins Monday at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Scientists from the University System of Maryland and policy makers from state and federal agencies will discuss [...]
WMDT (Salisbury) Television (Mon 14 May, 2012)
Bay meeting to focus on environment, human health
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
BALTIMORE (AP) - Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a 2-day conference in Baltimore.
WBOC (Salisbury) Television (Mon 14 May, 2012)
Bay Meeting to Focus on Environment, Human Health
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
BALTIMORE (AP) - Environmental problems in the Chesapeake Bay and how they can affect human health are the subject of a 2-day conference in Baltimore.