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On Friday, December 5th, the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court decisively ruled in favor of environmental organizations in a 30-year dispute involving the Chesterhaven Beach development proposal on Kent Island. The 101-acre property, which had been proposed for the … Continued
Recent data on the health of underwater grasses, as reported in the Bay Journal, showed both improvement and decline in 2024. (https://marylandmatters.org/2025/08/11/underwater-grasses-hit-record-in-lower-chesapeake-bay-last-year/). Underwater grasses are both an important indicator of the health of a water body and a significant contributor … Continued
The General Assembly is approaching its halfway point for 2025, the time at which bills crossover between the House and the Senate. Only those bills that pass each house cross to the other. Bills that do not cross are done … Continued
Maryland’s agricultural sector continues to be one of the major sources of nutrient run off into the state’s streams and rivers. More widespread expansion of best practices on farmland is key to decreasing this runoff and its subsequent damage. In … Continued
Data on underwater grasses provide two important functions–they can tell us about improvements in habitat and can also indicate areas where pollution and other factors continue to negatively impact water quality. The annual underwater grasses survey, conducted by the Virginia … Continued
