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Bay restoration goals one-quarter to one-third met

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Thousands eat Anacostia fish despite health risks, warnings

A new study finds more education, outreach needed to prevent anglers from eating fish caught in the Anacostia River.

Tags: anacostia Riverkeeper, Mike Bolinder, fishing, Anacostia River, food safety

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Md., Va. make list of worst power plant polluters

Maryland, Virginia and Delaware are among the nation's top 20 power plant polluters, although Maryland has made significant cuts, according to rankings released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Proposed Md. farm pollution rules set for hearing

A state senator from Harford County is taking aim at proposed regulations intended to keep manure and livestock out of Maryland streams.

Tags: farming, Martin OMalley

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Panel faults Fort Detrick, Md., groundwater study

A 2009 federal study that concluded groundwater contamination from Fort Detrick was unlikely to have harmful health effects was flawed, a national scientific panel said Monday, prompting two U.S. senators to demand a faster cleanup of the Superfund site in Frederick.

Tags: Fort Detrick, ground water, Maryland, Frederick County

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Study: Restoring the Chesapeake Bay could create 230,000 jobs

Environmentalists devoted to restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay say cleaning the bay not only will produce more crabs and oysters, but also create almost a quarter of a million jobs.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay, watershed, job loss, Dick Uliano, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Will Baker, Eric Cantor, crabs, oysters

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