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The Easton Star Democrat (Mon 28 Mar, 2011)
Horn Point Lab professor outlines EPA's pollution diet for Chesapeake Bay
Staff quoted: Tom Fisher
EASTON - Tom Fisher, a professor at Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, spoke Saturday afternoon at Out of the Fire Restaurant and Wine Bar about the Chesapeake Bay and the recent Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) established by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Easton Star Democrat (Fri 18 Mar, 2011)
Horn Point expert and Out of the Fire team up for lunch and lecture
Staff quoted: Tom Fisher
EASTON - Amy Haines, owner of Out of the Fire, and Tom Fisher, an expert on nutrients and water quality from the Horn Point Laboratory, are joining forces for an "Out of the Fire-Into the Bay" lunch and environmental talk on Saturday, March 26. The public is invited to the event, which will be held at noon at Out of the Fire, 22 Goldsborough St., Easton. The cost of the three-course lunch is $30 per person. Seating is limited. For reservations, call Out of the Fire 410-770-4777.
The Easton Star Democrat (Thu 3 Mar, 2011)
Horn Point sets Bay lectures
Staff quoted: Mike Roman, Tom Fisher, Laura Murray, Roger Newell, Court Stevenson, Mutt Meritt, Bill Boicourt
CAMBRIDGE - Horn Point Laboratory is launching a new community program designed to make the science of the Chesapeake Bay as accessible as its beauty.
Bay Journal (Mon 1 Nov, 2010)
New USGS method improves ability to track nutrients flowing into Bay
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison, Tom Fisher
Scientists have developed a new technique to answer a fundamental, yet maddeningly complex question: Is the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus reaching the Chesapeake Bay trending up or down?
The Easton Star Democrat (Thu 31 Dec, 2009)
Group pushing new initiatives for Bay
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison, Walt Boyton, Tom Fisher
EASTON - A consortium of scientists, policy makers and advocates are urging the Obama Administration and the Bay states to adopt 24 new initiatives to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
The Salisbury Daily Times (Sat 5 Dec, 2009)
Federal officials tout latest bay-saving plan
Staff quoted: Tom Fisher
SALISBURY -- President Obama's mandate to save one of the nation's "national treasures" brought an entourage of federal agents to Salisbury this week to hear from inhabitants along the base stretch of the great Chesapeake Bay.
The Easton Star Democrat (Thu 17 Sep, 2009)
Notes on the River: Vibrant striped bass fishery returns
Staff quoted: Tom Fisher
Fishing inside Poplar Island recently, near Knapps Narrows and its portal to the Choptank, we saw acres of breaking blues and small rock.
The Easton Star Democrat (Tue 30 Jun, 2009)
Choptank 'D' graded
Staff quoted: Heath Kelsey, Tom Fisher
DENTON - While the Chesapeake Bay earned a "C-" in terms of health from environmental organization Chesapeake EcoCheck, the Choptank River received the lower score of a "D," prompting the Caroline County Office of Planning, Codes and Engineering to hold a symposium on potential causes for and methods of improving the waterway's condition.
The Easton Star Democrat (Sun 22 Feb, 2009)
Kratovil discusses Mid-Bay Island project in Dorchester
Staff quoted: Don Boesch, Bill Boicourt, Tom Fisher
TAYLORS ISLAND - U.S. Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-Md.-1st, visited Taylors Island and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science at Horn Point on Wednesday as part of a weeklong tour of the district while the U.S. House of Representatives is on recess.
The Easton Star Democrat (Fri 20 Feb, 2009)
Letter to the Editor: Science says Talbot needs wider buffer
Staff quoted: Tom Fisher
In Wednesday's Star, a local political group alleges that an expansion of Talbot County's shoreline buffer, from 25 to 60 feet, would be a "taking ... without any scientific evidence that [it] would have any positive effect on water quality."