Archive: Chesapeake Bay

The Lifestyle Behind the Bay's Decline

By Nell Williamson Greenbelt Gerald W. Winegrad and Howard Ernst rightly placed blame for the dying Chesapeake Bay on regional leaders’ ongoing vacillation. However, the authors of “A Bay Full of Broken Promises” got it only half-right. A central force...

By Vince Rinehart | June 4, 2009; 01:04 PM ET | Comments (0)

Stop Killing the Chesapeake's Mute Swans

By Montel Williams New York The silver swan, who living had no note, When death approached, unlocked her silent throat; Leaning her breast against the reedy shore, Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: “Farewell, all joys!...

By Vince Rinehart | June 1, 2009; 02:11 PM ET | Comments (1)

A Bay Full of Broken Promises

By Gerald W. Winegrad and Howard Ernst Annapolis Last December marked the 25th anniversary of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement. More than 700 Chesapeake Bay enthusiasts turned out in 1983 to watch the governors of three states, the mayor of...

By Gina Acosta | May 22, 2009; 01:06 PM ET | Comments (0)

 
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