By Jay Sekulow
The left's outrage over the IRS turns to a plea to 'move on'
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay in the United States. It was founded in 1967 and has headquarters offices in Annapolis, Maryland. The foundation has field offices in Salisbury, Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, D.C. - Source: Wikipedia

Maryland lawmakers created quite a stir earlier this month once they passed the "Impervious Surfaces" tax, or Rain Tax that basically charges residents for rainwater. Now, the group in favor of the push is explaining why the tax is needed.

Farmers rode their tractors on the streets of the state capital on Tuesday to draw attention to a measure that would repeal a law designed to fight pollution by limiting the growth of septic systems in Maryland.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay improved slightly last year with underwater grasses the only area suffering a setback, according to an assessment released Wednesday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that sounds cautious optimism for a decades-old effort now under tougher federal guidance.

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday he will sign into law a bill that would put waste-to-energy plants in the same renewable-energy class as solar and wind plants over the objections of fellow Democrats and environmentalists who had urged a veto of the measure.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley finds himself at potential odds this week with two of his biggest supporters — fellow Democrats and environmental groups — over a bill that would put waste-to-energy plants in the same renewable-energy class as solar and wind plants.
Environmentalists are hailing the General Assembly's passage of a bill that would bar the Virginia sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus for use on established lawns.

The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of improvement but remains afflicted with dead zones, fish kills and pollution, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Tuesday in its "State of the Bay Report."

Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich talked up his political strategy at a campaign stop Wednesday.
Floating wetlands, porous asphalt and living walls are some of the ideas that universities, federal laboratories and private companies are developing to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — It's not just pollution and development that are degrading the Chesapeake Bay — it's also global climate change that is sickening the estuary, according to a report released yesterday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — It's not just pollution and development that are degrading the Chesapeake Bay — it's also global climate change that is sickening the estuary, according to a report released yesterday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

he health of the Chesapeake Bay can be visually observed, says Pat Stuntz, assistant director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative commission based in Annapolis that advises the general assemblies of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

he health of the Chesapeake Bay can be visually observed, says Pat Stuntz, assistant director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative commission based in Annapolis that advises the general assemblies of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — It's the same old, same old for the Chesapeake Bay this summer — poor water quality and no prospects of likely recovery in key indicators of the Bay's health.