A Waterkeepers Chesapeake post (2018-01-30) outlined the group's 2019 Maryland environmental priorities, including the Conowingo Dam, the Phosphorus Management Tool (PMT), and a "Green" constitutional amendment. Waterkeepers Chesapeake is a…
The Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Phosphorus Management Tool Advisory Committee has decided not to grant a one year extension to the deadline for compliance with restrictions on the use of…
A Bay Journal article (2018-11-28) reported that as regulations limiting the amount of phosphorus that can be applied to farmland are fully phased in, both farmers and environmentalists are expressing concerns about…
A June 5, 2015, DelmarvaNow article reported that the controversial and oft-delayed phosphorus management tool (PMT) regulations will take effect on June 8. The regulations, which are designed to reduce phosphorus…
As previously reported on Conduit Street, legislation that would have codified phosphorus management tool (PMT) regulations proposed by former Governor Martin O'Malley to change when phosphorus can be applied to agricultural…
In an April 29 DelmarvaNow op-ed, Chesapeake Bay advocate Tom Horton questioned why it has taken decades to address phosphorus pollution generated by agriculture on Maryland's Eastern Shore through the recent…
The Maryland General Assembly has put a hold on passing legislation (HB 381/SB 257) that would have codified controversial phosphorus management tool (PMT) regulations for agricultural lands after reaching a tentative agreement…
Yesterday, February 24, MACo Policy Analyst, Natasha Mehu, testified opposing SB 257, Agriculture- Nutrient Management-Phosphorus Management Tool to the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. SB 257 would codify proposed…
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