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 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…
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…
In a Baltimore Sun op-ed (2017-08-10), Maryland Governor Lawrence "Larry" Hogan discussed his Administration's efforts on restoring the Chesapeake Bay and the need for Maryland to find a solution for the…
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has finalized its water quality nutrient trading regulations after several years of work. The regulations took effect on July 16, 2018. MACo believes…
Governor Lawrence (Larry) Hogan, Jr. announced the repeal of regulations requiring the use of best available nitrogen removal technology (BAT) for septic systems, criticized the recently passed transportation scorecard legislation, and discussed other priorities that…
A Carroll County Times article (2016-01-12) reported that Carroll County Commissioner Richard Rothschild focused his State of the County comments on sediment and water pollution caused by the Conowingo Dam. Rothschild alleged…
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…
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