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| Governor O’Malley signed into law this morning the Stormwater Management Act, HB 786/SB784. The bill sets higher standards for new development to reduce the polluted runoff that washes off our parking lots, roofs, and roads and damages our streams and pollutes the Chesapeake Bay. Environmental organizations also held an event to thank the bill sponsors, Del. Jane Lawton and Sen. James Rosapepe, for their hard work on this legislation. | |
| The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Stormwater Management Act, HB 786, today by a unanimous vote. The bill sets higher standards for new development to reduce the polluted runoff that washes off our parking lots, roofs, and roads and damages our streams and pollutes the Chesapeake Bay. | |
| Three environmental organizations gathered at Turville Creek near Berlin today to present a new report on failures of Maryland’s landmark law intended to limit development along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Bays. The Critical Area Act restricts construction within 1000 feet of the bays, but the groups contend that the law is poorly enforced and contains deficiencies that allow development that harms water quality and wildlife habitat. | |
| More than 37% percent of industrial and municipal facilities across Maryland discharged more pollution into our waterways than their permits allowed in 2005. Over the last three and a half decades, the Clean Water Act has made significant improvements in water quality, but the original goals have yet to be met. | |
