The General Assembly continues their hard work; more than 1100 bills have been introduced into the Senate and more than 1500 into the House. Very few of the bills have had votes on the floor of the Senate or the House as we are just about two-thirds of the way through the session. The appearance [...]
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You lookin' at me!!??? There’s been a lot of uproar on the Eastern Shore about the fate of the poor chicken farmer. It seems that the EPA has finally decided to start enforcing its own regulations and restrict how long poultry manure can sit on open fields without being tilled into the soil and require [...] The Baltimore Sun carries this article today on the predicted effects of climate change on Maryland. The article describes a report by a group of scientists who have compiled the first comprehensive report on the potential effects of climate change on Maryland. The report was prepared for the state by a committee of 19 scientists from [...] Certainly one of the issues on everyone's mind these days is the price of gasoline and the price of oil. The runup in the price of both over the past couple of years has everyone wringing their hands and looking for solutions. Every politician from the local dogcatcher to the President of the United [...]
I have a few notes and comments on some recent items affecting the Chesapeake Bay. Crabs It looks as though the new crab regulations proposed by the state are going to stick. While there have been lots of complaints by watermen, particularly those on the lower Shore where female crabs predominate late in the summer, the [...] The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released new crabbing rules for 2008. In response to comments received on their original proposals, these rules are somewhat less restrictive. They still could have a significant impact on Maryland watermen, particularly those on the Lower Shore. There are three main elements to the proposed new regulations: [...] No, the Manet painting has nothing to do with today’s post, I just like it. I just wanted to catch up on a couple of items. CRABS I think what the two Governors agreed upon was a sensible approach to trying to preserve the crab fishery in the medium term. To do so in the long [...] The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released proposed new restrictions on crab harvests that are designed to help restore the crab fishery to its former size. The move comes after several years of declining harvests and signs that the crab population of the Bay has fallen sharply. The proposals sharply reduce the allowable catch [...] I thought I’d take a brief look at how well our leaders and representatives are doing in Annapolis and elsewhere in trying to restore the Bay. I’ll try and separate the talk from the action. Here are some quick capsule summaries: Storm Water Storm water runoff contributes a substantial proportion of the nutrients and pollutants [...] Two recent bits of news have caught my eye. Last week the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in a 4-3 decision that master plans or comprehensive plans developed by local jurisdictions or growth management plans enacted by the state basically have no legal effect; counties can ignore them at will. The court was reviewing [...] |
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