Posted on 3/23/20
Chesapeake Crab Industry Remains Crippled By Visa Shortage, Coronavirus
Responding to employers’ calls, including those of crab meat processing companies in Virginia and Maryland, the federal government announced March 5 that it would release an . . .
Posted on 11/19/19
Eastern Shore Controversy Spotlights Chicken Plant Slurry
Lynette Kenney loves many things about living in the back country of Wicomico County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: the friendly neighbors, the wind-swept cornfields, the relative . . .
Posted on 7/22/19
‘Sunny Day’ Floods A Rising Threat In Region, Including Annapolis, Baltimore, D.C.
A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report, shows that rising seas are inducing a particular type of increased flooding around the country.The phenomenon, known as . . .
Posted on 6/7/19
Opponents Of New Bay Bridge Pushing For Alternatives
As Maryland officials prepare to take a critical step toward deciding how people will cross the Chesapeake Bay for decades to come, they face growing criticism . . .
Posted on 2/8/19
After Millions Spent, Solution For Excess Manure Still Elusive
For the last few years, Jason Lambertson’s farm near Pocomoke City on the Lower Eastern Shore has been home to an expensive experiment.The third-generation farmer received . . .
Posted on 12/10/18
Chesapeake Debris Cleanup Presses On, Months After Storms
A half-submerged tree trunk bobbed in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.From his perch several hundred feet away aboard a small barge, John Gallagher began giving . . .
Posted on 11/29/18
Bay Scientists Say Stream Restoration Not Delivering As Much As Hoped
Erik Michelsen stopped his county-issued white Jeep Cherokee on the side of the road in a leafy neighborhood south of Annapolis, then plodded down into a . . .
Posted on 11/27/18
Pocomoke River ‘Replumbing’ To Restore Floodplain Without Reducing Cropland
As far as local farmers were concerned during the early 1900s, the sluggish and meandering Pocomoke River was a threat to their way of life.“The flat . . .
Posted on 9/7/18
Washed Away? Torrential Rains Threaten Bay Restoration Gains
Up to her chest in muddy water, Cassie Gurbisz had a clear realization.“When I just went down, it was pitch-black at the bottom,” said Gurbisz, a . . .
Posted on 7/27/18
Funding Loss Might Close Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge
A national wildlife refuge that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to the Chesapeake Bay may be forced to close to the public soon.The . . .
Posted on 7/9/18
Amid Rising Waters, Smith Island Puts Faith In Jetties, God
Only on Smith Island would someone get choked up about a jetty, a constructed wall of stones that functions like a bulwark against waves and water . . .
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