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, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST State efforts to reduce stormwater runoff from development sites in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania are facing an onslaught of questions and challenges that conservationists worry could weaken water quality protection in the Chesapeake region. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3788 Lara Lutz news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The Chesapeake Bay region could lead the nation in developing a biofuels industry that will help wean Americans from dependence on foreign oil and keep farmers in business while also improving water quality. But to succeed, the states and the federal government must create markets and encourage the needed investments. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3789 Rona Kobell news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST Charles McC. Mathias Jr., a three-term United States senator from Maryland who was instrumental in launching the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, died Jan. 25 at his home in Chevy Chase, MD, of complications from Parkinson's Disease. He was 87. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3790 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The EPA has created an "Eyes on Drilling" tip line for citizens to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and natural gas development. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3791 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST The debate over who could best manage Virginia's menhaden fishery proved to be short-lived. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=3792 Karl Blankenship news@bayjournal.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:53:40 EST