USM National Green Campus
News Archive

Week of May 18, 2009

News From Across the USM Campuses

O'Malley vows to speed rivers cleanup: Aggressive multistate effort would set deadlines to reduce pollution runoff to bay (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 5/12/09) [Article quotes Donald Boesch and Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

Chesapeake Bay showing signs of recovery: As officials consider new cleanup goals, optimism surfaces about pollution (By Pamela Wood, The Capital, 5/12/09) [Article quotes Donald Boesch and Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

WYPR News in Maryland: Some Improvement in Maryland River Water Quality (By Joel McCord, WYPR - National Public Radio, 5/12/09) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

State of Maryland News

Bike to Work Day a Huge Success (Washington Area Bicyclist Association Press Release, 5/15/09)

Hot Chicks: Legal or Not, Chickens Are the Chic New Backyard Addition (By Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post, 5/14/09)

Officials prepared to set new target date for bay cleanup: O'Malley, others eye 2025; at current pace, goals would not be reached until 2037 or later, some estimate (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 5/11/09)

USM Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

National and International News

Windows Aren't Always A Clear Path for Savings: In Quest to Boost Energy-Efficiency, Small Changes Might Have Bigger Payoff (By Terri Rupar, The Washington Post, 5/16/09)

GOP plans 450 climate bill changes (By Lisa Lerer, Politico, 5/15/09)

Coal, Electric Industries Big Winners in Climate Bill Deal: Regional Interests Watering Down Bill Aimed at Curbing Global Climate Change Effects (By Mike Lillis, The Washington Independent, 5/15/09)

Feds: Massachusetts to get $25M for wind blade test center (By Steve LeBlanc, Google News 5/13/09)

Environmental alarms raised over home electronics (By Greg Keller, AP Business Writer as reported on NewsVine.com, 5/13/09)

In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars (By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times, 5/11/09)

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