Chesapeake Bay Program News for Monday May 23 and Tuesday May 24, 2011

Chesapeake Bay Program News for Monday May 23 and Tuesday May 24, 2011

Bay News for Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Planned Coal Plant Could Cost $200 Million in Health Costs, Report Finds

The Williamsburg Yorktown (Va.) Daily

http://wydaily.com/local-news/6533-planned-coal-plant-could-cost-200-million-report-finds.html

New program lets Alliance passengers see VIMS science

The Williamsburg Virginia Gazette

http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2011/05/23/news/doc4ddabaecada10881693790.txt

Mineral County Development Authority mulls ‘gas cracking’ plant

The Mineral County (W.Va.) Daily News-Tribune

http://www.newstribune.info/news/x157798244/Mineral-County-Development-Authority-mulls-gas-cracking-plant

Capturing the Rain

Patch.com

http://reston.patch.com/articles/capturing-the-rain

                                                                                                

Opinion: How Coal-Fired Power Plants Drain Health and Wealth

Bay Daily

http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/2011/05/apparently-cheap-electricity-from-coal-fired-power-plants-is-actually-more-expensive-than-power-from-clean-sources-like-wind.html#tp

Opinion: Will Deadly Air Pollution Settle in Virginia?

Earth Justice

http://earthjustice.org/blog/2011-may/will-deadly-air-pollution-settle-in-virginia

Blog: Port study finds health risks near Sparrows Point

The Baltimore Sun

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-05-23/features/bs-gr-sparrows-pollution-20110523_1_health-risks-port-study-coke-point

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Bay News for Monday, May 23, 2011

Environmental report raises public health, pollution concerns about Virginia coal-fired plant

The Associated Press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/environmental-report-raises-public-health-pollution-concerns-about-virginia-coal-fired-plant/2011/05/23/AFxSGd9G_story.html

Va. survey to focus on diamondback terrapins

The Associated Press

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/va-survey-focus-diamondback-terrapins

‘Don’t frack with our water,’ say foes

The Washington (D.C.) Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/22/dont-frack-with-our-water-say-foes/

Clawing for Success

The Miami (Fl.) Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/23/2227874_p2/clawing-for-success.html

Annapolis man leads conservancy

The Annapolis (Md.) Capital

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/env/2011/05/21-06/Our-Bay-Digest.html

Riverkeepers decry ‘incremental solutions’

The Annapolis (Md.) Capital

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/env/2011/05/20-35/Riverkeepers-decry-incremental-solutions.html

Our Bay: Wading in for a first-hand view of water quality

The Annapolis (Md.) Capital

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2011/05/21-07/Our-Bay-Wading-in-for-a-first-hand-view-of-water-quality.html

Report: Surry plant would cause $200 million in health costs

The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-05-22/news/dp-nws-surry-coal-plant-20110522_1_surry-plant-coal-fired-power-plant-cypress-creek-power-station

Acid water major peril for a river

The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader

http://www.timesleader.com/news/Acid_water_major_peril_for_a_river_05-22-2011.html

Speaker Blasts Chesapeake Restoration Efforts

Patch.com (Md.)

http://greaterannapolis.patch.com/articles/speaker-blasts-chesapeake-restoration-efforts

Shale drillers eye mine drainage for fluid

WaterWorld Magazine

http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1422301945.html

Report: Short-Term Air Quality Not Affected by Gas Drilling in Marcellus Shale

Environmental Protection Magazine

http://eponline.com/articles/2011/05/23/report-shortterm-air-quality-not-affected-by-gas-drilling-in-marcellus-shale.aspx

                                                                                                

Opinion: Fast and loose

The Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News

http://www.ldnews.com/opinion/ci_18117047

Opinion: Water Damage

The Beaver County (Pa.) Times

http://www.timesonline.com/opinion/editorials/water-damage/article_69757f11-6727-5555-bb42-fbe2daf58b49.html

Editorial: From TMDLs to WIPs, we need it all

The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110522/OPINION01/105220329

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