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Ravaged twice in two years by killer flash floods, Ellicott City, MD, is embarking on an ambitious and costly race against time to shield the historic mill town from severe storms that appear to be striking with increasing frequency.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball unveiled a flood mitigation plan in May that aims to keep Ellicott City “safe and sound.” It proposes boring a tunnel to siphon floodwaters away from the quaint shops and restaurants lining Main Street and building or expanding stormwater retention ponds and culverts farther up the watershed.

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Timothy B. Wheeler
August 05, 2019
Climate Change,Local Government
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Local officials in Maryland warming to state’s climate change academy

As Maryland’s climate changes, a new training initiative is striving to make sure that local governments and other organizations don’t fall behind. The state started collaborating with the Association of Climate Change Officers this...

Jeremy Cox
March 20, 2019
Climate Change,Local Government
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Virginia town partners with Randolph-Macon College to restore local stream

When his mother asked him what he got on his final exam, an environmental studies student at Randolph-Macon College gave her an unexpected answer: “$100,000.” Technically, he wasn’t lying. As a member of Professor Charles...

Whitney Pipkin
March 13, 2019
Local Government ,Pollution,Wildlife + Habitat
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Healthy trees, forests are great cure for what ails the Chesapeake Bay

Trees are, indeed, quite remarkable. They are integral to air and water quality as well as a source of water, mitigation for stormwater and control for erosion and sediment. One hundred mature trees can remove 53 tons of carbon dioxide annually,...

Paul Solomon
March 08, 2019
Conservation + Land Use,Local Government
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Local Government: Archives

Ellicott City unveils flood plan to weather increasingly severe storms

Timothy B. Wheeler
August 05, 2019
Climate Change,Local Government
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Local officials in Maryland warming to state’s climate change academy

Jeremy Cox
March 20, 2019
Climate Change,Local Government
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Virginia town partners with Randolph-Macon College to restore local stream

Whitney Pipkin
March 13, 2019
Local Government ,Pollution,Wildlife + Habitat
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Healthy trees, forests are great cure for what ails the Chesapeake Bay (Opinion)

Paul Solomon
March 08, 2019
Conservation + Land Use,Local Government
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Fees and bans reduce plastic pollution, change behavior

From straws to bags to bottles, citizens and regulators are increasingly asking for local government action to reduce plastics in the waste stream — much of which ends up in local waterways as both an eyesore and environmental problem....

Donna Morelli
March 07, 2019
Local Government ,Pollution
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‘CAST’ lets local officials run test scenarios for Bay cleanup practices

It’s just six years until the Chesapeake region is supposed to reach its goals for the Bay cleanup. And a new round of draft plans is to be completed this spring showing how that will be accomplished. These plans are to include local...

Karl Blankenship
March 05, 2019
Local Government
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Call for entries: 2019 BUBBA awards for local stormwater projects

Tom Schueler loves acronyms. So when the executive director of the Chesapeake Stormwater Network saw an opportunity to use “BUBBA” as shorthand for a stormwater management competition, he jumped on it. He even managed to embed an...

Donna Morelli
March 05, 2019
Local Government
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Get pollution-reduction credits for planting trees in your community (Opinion)

Have you ever tried to assign a value to the trees in your community? You may know that trees save energy, promote health and increase property values. But to persuade your elected officials to invest in trees, you may need evidence to back up...

Mary Gattis
March 05, 2019
Local Government
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Land trusts lend a helping hand to local-level conservation projects

Balancing land conservation with the needs of a growing community is no easy task. Some communities have tackled the problem by partnering with nonprofit land trusts — and Silver Springs Township, (PA), is one of them. Silver Springs is...

Donna Morelli
February 22, 2019
Conservation + Land Use,Local Government
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Small parcels could mean a lot for green space in urban DC

Protecting the District of Columbia’s tree canopy — and its City of Trees reputation — is “always a moving target,” said Mark Buscaino, executive director of the nonprofit that leads the local effort. So, in...

Whitney Pipkin
February 04, 2019
Conservation + Land Use,Local Government
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