http://www.bayactionplan.com After decades of effort, the voluntary, collaborative approach to restoring the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay— the largest estuary in the United States—has not worked and, in fact, is failing. A diverse group of 57 senior scientists and policymakers have joined forces to save the Bay. This is our plan. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:28:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 noAfter decades of effort, the voluntary, collaborative approach to restoring the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay— the largest estuary in the United States—has not worked and, in fact, is failing. A diverse group of 57 senior scientists and policyChesapeakeBayActionPlanhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/X6OkFY34Gjw/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/ag-certainty-making-certain-that-the-bay-remains-polluted/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:28:09 +0000 Michele Merkel http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3204 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/ag-certainty-making-certain-that-the-bay-remains-polluted/feed/ 2 http://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/ag-certainty-making-certain-that-the-bay-remains-polluted/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/KrjGWrd7FWw/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/the-2012-draft-comprehensive-plan-for-charles-county-what-you-get-when-the-developers-write-your-plan/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:18:03 +0000 KHastings http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3196 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/the-2012-draft-comprehensive-plan-for-charles-county-what-you-get-when-the-developers-write-your-plan/feed/ 4 no...some counties have revolted against the State’s threat to their autonomy and decided to test the State’s resolve to use the “stick.” Charles County seems poised to join the ranks of Frederick, Cecil and others who don’t have a problem with new developm...some counties have revolted against the State’s threat to their autonomy and decided to test the State’s resolve to use the “stick.” Charles County seems poised to join the ranks of Frederick, Cecil and others who don’t have a problem with new development costs being born by the taxpayers and the water being too dirty for their children to play in. Action Plan, Development, Growthhttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2013/02/the-2012-draft-comprehensive-plan-for-charles-county-what-you-get-when-the-developers-write-your-plan/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/chZ1oCqwrqo/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/12/the-hudsonperdue-chicken-waste-case-%e2%80%94-what-weve-already-learned/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:51:10 +0000 admin http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3190 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/12/the-hudsonperdue-chicken-waste-case-%e2%80%94-what-weve-already-learned/feed/ 0 http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/12/the-hudsonperdue-chicken-waste-case-%e2%80%94-what-weve-already-learned/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/1nVE1Iz-Lxg/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/10/war-on-rural-maryland/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:54:17 +0000 Bob Gallagher http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3179 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/10/war-on-rural-maryland/feed/ 0 noThe costs of reversing the degradation of our rivers, streams and the bay are significant and will require sacrifices from all counties, urban and rural. We need to work together to find more cost-effective ways to reduce pollution, including pollution frThe costs of reversing the degradation of our rivers, streams and the bay are significant and will require sacrifices from all counties, urban and rural. We need to work together to find more cost-effective ways to reduce pollution, including pollution from the Conowingo dam. Driving a wedge between urban and rural counties by promoting a culture of victimhood will hurt that effort.Chesapeake Bay, TMDL, WIP, Bob-Gallagherhttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/10/war-on-rural-maryland/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/2l9o8mLYbfA/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/09/the-fictional-war-on-family-farmers/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:06:50 +0000 DSligh http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3170 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/09/the-fictional-war-on-family-farmers/feed/ 0 noOne reality is that nobody wants families to be forced to stop farming. A second widely-understood reality is that the single greatest force driving farm families away from their traditional lives is the ever-growing domination of food production by huge One reality is that nobody wants families to be forced to stop farming. A second widely-understood reality is that the single greatest force driving farm families away from their traditional lives is the ever-growing domination of food production by huge companies like Perdue, Inc.Agriculture, Bay Program, chicken, Manure, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Pollutionhttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/09/the-fictional-war-on-family-farmers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/YzRB1cDMWkI/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/07/senior-scientists-and-policmakers-for-the-bay-join-with-other-conservation-groups-in-urging-better-regulation-of-tons-of-raw-animal-manure/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:24:33 +0000 Various http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3151 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/07/senior-scientists-and-policmakers-for-the-bay-join-with-other-conservation-groups-in-urging-better-regulation-of-tons-of-raw-animal-manure/feed/ 1 noAfter eight months of negotiations and efforts to strengthen the regulations as we have advocated in our Bay Action Plan, new regulations were proposed and published in the Maryland Register on June 29. These regs are still much too weak and fall well shoAfter eight months of negotiations and efforts to strengthen the regulations as we have advocated in our Bay Action Plan, new regulations were proposed and published in the Maryland Register on June 29. These regs are still much too weak and fall well short of the Senior Scientists and Policymakers for the Bay science-based positions. Representatives of our group had discussed our positions in detail with the Bay Cabinet at a meeting last September. We have continued to advocate these common sense positions and members of our group sent detailed letter to the Governor and published an Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun detailing the need for better management of animal manure and other nutrients. CAFO, Fertilizer, Manure, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Newshttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/07/senior-scientists-and-policmakers-for-the-bay-join-with-other-conservation-groups-in-urging-better-regulation-of-tons-of-raw-animal-manure/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/5tPxXxLKMdY/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/06/no-more-half-measures-for-the-bay-omalley-administrations-proposed-regulations-on-agricultural-waste-arent-strong-enough/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:11:44 +0000 Various http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3138 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/06/no-more-half-measures-for-the-bay-omalley-administrations-proposed-regulations-on-agricultural-waste-arent-strong-enough/feed/ 1 noAfter 28 years of formal efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the single most successful efforts have been in curbing bay-choking nutrient pollutants from sewerage treatment plants, so-called "point sources" from pipes. Maryland has been a leader in theAfter 28 years of formal efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the single most successful efforts have been in curbing bay-choking nutrient pollutants from sewerage treatment plants, so-called "point sources" from pipes. Maryland has been a leader in these efforts with passage of the Flush Tax in 2004 and its extension in 2012. This will assure that 69 of the largest Maryland plants will be removing both phosphorus and nitrogen to very low levels, approaching the limits of technology. These efforts are paid for by most Marylanders by fees on water and sewer bills.Action Plan, Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay, Manure, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Boynton, Fisher, Fowler, Glendening, Horton, Winegradhttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/06/no-more-half-measures-for-the-bay-omalley-administrations-proposed-regulations-on-agricultural-waste-arent-strong-enough/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/PgFoNh-SowE/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/05/weak-regulation-of-manure-proposed/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:01 +0000 Senator Gerald Winegrad http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3101 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/05/weak-regulation-of-manure-proposed/feed/ 1 no(Posted by Gerald Winegrad) The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the development of weakened proposed regulations that are well short of the positions advocated by the Senior Scientists and Policymakers for the Bay to address the pollution fro(Posted by Gerald Winegrad) The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced the development of weakened proposed regulations that are well short of the positions advocated by the Senior Scientists and Policymakers for the Bay to address the pollution from millions of tons of chicken and other farm animal manure that is poisoning ground and surface waters. Some key elements of the proposals don't even go into effect until 2016, allowing four more years to do just some of what has been required for land application of treated human sludge since 1985! Action Plan, Agriculture, Bay Program, Chesapeake Bay, chicken, EPA, Fertilizer, Manure, Maryland Department of Agriculture, News, Nutrients, O'Malley, Pollution, Gerald-Winegradhttp://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/05/weak-regulation-of-manure-proposed/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/-XvimoLIrnA/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/04/the-session-of-the-bay/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:59:15 +0000 Erik Michelsen http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3066 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/04/the-session-of-the-bay/feed/ 4 http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/04/the-session-of-the-bay/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesapeakeBayActionPlan/~3/tf0tkL7fraw/ http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/03/perdues-pr-campaign-of-deceit/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:26:25 +0000 Bob Gallagher http://www.bayactionplan.com/?p=3031 ]]> http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/03/perdues-pr-campaign-of-deceit/feed/ 10 http://www.bayactionplan.com/2012/03/perdues-pr-campaign-of-deceit/ nonadult