The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) received a legal challenge to the “final determination” for the new general permit for stormwater related to construction activities disturbing one or more acres. The following is a statement from MDE Secretary Shari T. Wilson:

Grants will help farmers implement conservation practices to protect the environment.

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved funding for Program Open Space projects in three Eastern Shore counties that enhance neighborhood recreational opportunities for the use and enjoyment by families across Maryland.

There will be daytime single lane closures and overnight all lane closures of the westbound span this week.

At the October 28th meeting, the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners introduced County Ordinance 08-25, Queen Anne’s County Rural Preservation and Development Act.

There will be more daytime and nighttime lane closures this week.

There will be both daytime and nighttime lane closures on the westbound span for the week of October 5, 2008.

At their October 1, 2008 meeting, the Maryland Board of Public works awarded $89,000 in open space funds to Queen Anne's County for two playgrounds at Church Hill Elementary School.

The candidates in Maryland's 1st Congressional District traded remedies for the economic crisis, argued positions on the war in Iraq, health care, and the environment, and at times, characterized their foe as "more of the same" in Tuesday's debate at Salisbury University.

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