http://www.bayjournal.com Top 5 headines from the Chesapeake Bay's newspaper en-us Copyright 2004 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST A year after the EPA put the Bay on a "pollution diet," states are providing new details about how they - and local governments - will curb the nutrient binge that transformed the Bay's once-clear water into a murky soup over the last 50 years. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4269 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST Imagine living in a neighborhood where people check the tide gauges to figure out where they should park their cars. A place where front yards sprout wetland plants and smell like marsh grass, where city leaders debate spending millions of dollars to raise yet another street, and where prospective homeowners consult computerized flood maps to determine if it's safe to buy a house. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4270 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST A scientific review has offered advice about trying to plant large-scale underwater grass beds in the Chesapeake: Don't bother. At least not until the Bay's often-murky water gets clearer. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4271 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST The EPA has issued a draft report confirming what many environmental groups have long suspected: Natural gas drilling is causing groundwater contamination. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4272 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST Imagine a thrillingly powerful sports car whose speedometer dominates the dash, obscuring gauges that warn of fuel guzzling, overheating, needed maintenance and pollution. Not to worry! If you run into any problems, just keep pushing on the accelerator, the car's designer says. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=4273 Tom Horton news@bayjournal.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:36:30 EST