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 | States seek federal money for big bay cleanup plans |
 Complex pollution reduction roadmaps get mixed reactions
Chesapeake Bay watershed states that have submitted hefty plans to reduce
pollution are looking to the federal government to cover much, if not
most, of the added expense of completing the troubled estuary's
restoration.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 09 @ 10:05:00 MDT (7 reads)
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| Beach cleanup is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2010 |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- Refuge Manager Lou Hinds invites the public to join to
the refuge staff and volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 18, for the annual
Beach Cleanup at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Registration
will begin at 8 a.m. at the Hebert H. Bateman Educational and
Administrative parking lot.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 08 @ 03:57:08 MDT (18 reads)
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| Virginia to miss bay restoration strategy deadline |
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MILLINGTON, Md. — Virginia will miss a deadline for filing its
Chesapeake Bay restoration plan with the EPA and has asked for more time
to make sure the governor fully supports the plan, an official said
Wednesday [September 1, 2010].
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Posted by tkevans on Saturday, September 04 @ 10:25:10 MDT (18 reads)
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| Va. Shore spared the brunt of storm as it passes in the Atlantic |
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ACCOMAC — Virginia’s Eastern Shore was spared most of the effects of
Hurricane Earl as the storm passed by well out in the Atlantic Ocean
Friday morning [September 3, 2010].
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Posted by tkevans on Saturday, September 04 @ 07:48:57 MDT (18 reads)
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| Report: Virginia's 'Special Places' Jeopardized By Climate Change |
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RICHMOND, Va. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [2010] /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs supported by the six million visitors each year to Jamestown, Chincoteague
and Shenandoah National Park are at risk if climate change remains on
its current path, according to a major new report issued today by the
Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC).
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 12:00:12 MDT (20 reads)
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| Rabies update reveals an upswing in disease on the Shore |
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ACCOMAC
--Nearly 500 cases of rabies have been reported on Virginia's Eastern
Shore since the disease first appeared here in 1994.
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 31 @ 07:52:15 MDT (23 reads)
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| Northampton will seek crop disaster designation |
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MACHIPONGO -- The Northampton County Board of Supervisors on Monday
voted unanimously to approve a recommendation made by Cooperative
Extension Agent William E. Shockley Jr., to request primary crop
disaster designation for the county from Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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Posted by tkevans on Saturday, August 28 @ 08:55:40 MDT (25 reads)
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| Navy Secretary To Discuss Chesapeake Cleanup Role |
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy Secretary Ray
Mabus and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson are heading to Annapolis to
discuss how the Navy can help clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, August 25 @ 11:35:00 MDT (29 reads)
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| Accomack seeks crop disaster area status |
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ACCOMAC -- The Accomack County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously
to ask Gov. Bob McDonnell to declare the county a primary crop disaster
area because of extensive damage to the corn crop and other crops due to
high temperatures and lack of rain for the last two months [July/August, 2010].
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 24 @ 09:11:01 MDT (30 reads)
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| NASA picks Army Corps for Wallops protection project |
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WALLOPS ISLAND -- NASA has selected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in
Norfolk for the Launch Facilities Protection Project at the agency's
Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island.
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Posted by tkevans on Monday, August 23 @ 03:44:21 MDT (33 reads)
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| Eastern Shore woman's song on Gulf spill a finalist |
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MACHIPONGO -- It wasn't coincidence, perhaps, so much as karma that led Thelma J.
Peterson to turn on the TV after an emotional Memorial Day spent with
her father, a D-Day survivor.
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Posted by tkevans on Sunday, August 22 @ 07:42:51 MDT (29 reads)
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| Good Chesapeake Crab Catch Forecast Coming True |
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Predictions of a good
Chesapeake Bay crab harvest are coming true, with some watermen saying
they are unable to sell all of the crabs they are catching and prices
are dropping.
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Posted by tkevans on Friday, August 20 @ 13:19:20 MDT (30 reads)
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| Public input sought on refuge plan |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public
input on developing its Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
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Posted by tkevans on Friday, August 20 @ 08:00:00 MDT (32 reads)
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| Zoning district for solar approved |
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MACHIPONGO -- The Northampton County Board of Supervisors approved zoning changes to create a floating solar energy district.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, August 18 @ 03:50:21 MDT (36 reads)
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| Va. environmentalists urge oil, gas drilling ban |
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RICHMOND
— Virginia cannot risk the kind of economic calamity the Gulf Coast is
experiencing as a result of the BP oil spill, the leaders of two
environmental groups in the state said Thursday [August 12, 2010].
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Posted by tkevans on Sunday, August 15 @ 08:46:10 MDT (38 reads)
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| Tuesday, August 10 | | · | Bay foundation gets $500K for Eastern Shore project |
| Saturday, August 07 | | · | Changing the Shore's perception about recycling |
| Thursday, August 05 | | · | Oyster gardener training set Aug. 14 |
| Monday, August 02 | | · | Wallops awarded highest environmental honor |
| Saturday, July 31 | | · | Shore residents reminded of rabies threat |
| Thursday, July 29 | | · | VIMS presents new seminar on natural resource Aug. 4 |
| Friday, July 16 | | · | All in a day's work for a bird tracker |
| Thursday, July 15 | | · | Menhaden panel set to meet in Newport News |
| Wednesday, July 14 | | · | Envirothon team places 7th at state |
| Friday, July 02 | | · | EPA Issues Pollutant Limits For Chesapeake Bay |
| Saturday, June 26 | | · | Captain's Cove at risk of water shutoff |
| Monday, June 21 | | · | 12 turtles go home |
| Saturday, June 19 | | · | Northam announces working group on menhanden policies |
| Tuesday, June 15 | | · | State-mandated groundwater supply draft plan is complete |
| Sunday, June 13 | | · | Turtles to be released here Tuesday (6/15/10) will make way for Gulf-oiled turtl |
| Friday, June 11 | | · | Northampton's big cat is sighted again |
| Wednesday, June 09 | | · | Shore Land Trust seeks accreditation |
| Monday, June 07 | | · | Eastville without waste site after two votes |
| Friday, June 04 | | · | Md., Va. governors meet on bay restoration |
| Wednesday, June 02 | | · | County has a wealth of 'green' assets |
| Thursday, May 27 | | · | Va. regulators keep crab restrictions |
| Tuesday, May 18 | | · | Hidden in plain sight |
| Monday, May 17 | | · | Around Chesapeake Bay, the long way - and on bike |
| Thursday, May 13 | | · | Obama administration offers new bay cleanup plan |
| Tuesday, May 11 | | · | Chesapeake Bay Foundation Settles Lawsuit Against EPA |
| · | Interior cancels offshore hearings in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina |
| Sunday, May 09 | | · | Truitt discusses Nature Conservancy's role |
| Tuesday, May 04 | | · | Va. officials reconsider support for drilling after gulf oil accident |
| Monday, May 03 | | · | Assateague closures to protect piping plovers |
| Saturday, May 01 | | · | CBES speaker: Plan for sea-level rise |
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