Tag Archive for: Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Promotes Market-based Environmentalism
, , Free-Market Environmentalism, Benjamin Grumbles, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Governor Hogan, interstate water quality trading, Lynn Buhl, nutrient pollution, water quality trading, 0 Governor Hogan this week, under the leadership of Benjamin Grumbles, Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Environment, released draft regulations...
There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”
, , Water Issues, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Montgomery County, Rain Tax, stormwater, stormwater management fee, 0 The water sector seems to be completely immobilized by the canard that a stormwater management fee tied to impermeable...
There Is No Such Thing As A “Rain Tax”
, , Water Issues, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Montgomery County, Rain Tax, stormwater, stormwater management fee, 1 The water sector seems to be completely immobilized by the canard that a stormwater management fee tied to impermeable...
Maryland’s “Chesapeake Bay Cabinet” will Promote Innovation and Collaboration to Restore the Bay
, , The Environment and Politics, Agriculture, Alison Prost, Bay Cabinet, Ben Grumbles, CBF, Charlie Evans, Chesapeake Bay, environmental protection, flush tax, Joe Bartenfelder, Larry Hogan, market-based environmentalism, Maryland, water pollution, 2 Even before taking office there is heightened optimism surrounding Governor-elect, Larry Hogan, and his new administration in Maryland. Hogan won election decisively on...
Virginia is Eating Our Lunch . . . and Our Crabs – Maryland needs a new playbook on environmental restoration
, , Free-Market Environmentalism, Brent Fults, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Land Trust, Environmental Banc & Exchange, EPA, George Kelly, Gina McCarthy, Maryland, nutrient trading, Tom Vilsack, Tracy Mehan, USDA, Virginia, 0 Maryland’s recent election was about change. It was about improving the economy, creating more jobs, and reducing government spending...
Kudos to Washington DC’s Department of the Environment for Accelerating Environmental Restoration
, , Free-Market Environmentalism, Ben Grumbles, Brian Van Wye, Chesapeake Bay, DDOE, development, District Department of Environment, green infrastructure, Jeff Seltzer, market-based solutions, stormwater impairments, stromwater trading, U.S. Water Alliance, Washington DC, water quality trading, 0 For those interested in and following emerging market-based solutions to environmental protection and restoration, I offer another exciting data point...
Accelerating Environmental Protection Through New Market Approaches
, , Free-Market Environmentalism, accelerating environmental restoration, Benjamin Grumbles, BNA, Brooks Smith, Chesapeake Bay, conservation, EPA, Gulf of Mexico, market-based environmentalism, TMDL, Tracy Mehan, water impairments, water quality, water quality trading, 0 Linking here to an article this past week that my friend and law partner, Brooks Smith, and I wrote for...
Prize Money and Environmental Improvement
, , Free-Market Environmentalism, Chesapeake Bay, Dava Sobel, dead zone, Gulf of Mexico, hypoxia, Phyllis Taylor Foundation, Tulane, 3 In 1995 Dava Sobel wrote a fascinating book, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the...
Better Tools Needed to Resolve Transboundary Pollution
, , The Environment and Politics, American Enterprise Institute, Breaking the Logjam, cap-and-trade, Chesapeake Bay, clean air, Clean Air Act, clean water, Clean Water Act, David Schoenbrod, dead zones, ELI, environmental markets, Federalist Society, Gulf of Mexico, transboundary air pollution, water pollution, water quality trading, 5 I bumped into David Schoenbrod this week at the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers convention in DC, where we discussed the need...
Health of Our Nation’s Streams – “B+” or “D-“
, , EPA, Water Issues, Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay, Cuyahoga River, ecological health, Gulf of Mexico, nation's streams, nutrients, rivers, sewage treatment plants, USGS, water impairments, water quality, waters of the U.S., 0 We’ve come a long way in the U.S. since our rivers used to catch on fire. Here’s a picture of...
EPA Scores Big Victory in Chesapeake Bay Decision
, , EPA, Water Issues, Chesapeake Bay, conservation, Judge Rambo, TMDL litigation, 2 Last Friday, the U.S. EPA scored a big victory against industry opponents who challenged the Agency’s authority and efforts to...
More Chicken Wings, More Environmental Challenges
, , Agriculture and Environment, Free-Market Environmentalism, Water Issues, anearobic digester, blue crabs, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, chickens, conservation, Governor O'Malley, incentives, Maryland Eastern Shore, water quality, 0 We have a lot of chickens in Maryland. And, in fact, we humans are outnumbered 1,000 to 1 along...
My Infinitesimally Small Contribution to Earth Day
, , Conservative Conservationism, Water Issues, Chesapeake Bay, Chris Bayley, conservation, Earth Day, environment, rain garden, storm water, water quality, 3 By Brent Fewell Inspired earlier this month by the conservation work of Chris Bayley out in Oregon, and his...
Nature’s Resilience – Chesapeake Bay and Signs of Hope
, , Conservative Conservationism, Free-Market Environmentalism, Water Issues, Alex Beehler, Alex Echols, Ann Mills, Arlen Lancaster, Benjamin Grumbles, Bruce Knight, CBF, Chesapeake Bay, conservation, Cy Jones, Dan Nees, EPA, Katie McGinty, market-based conservation, nutrient trading, PADEP, Paul Faeth, Peter Hughes, Pinchot Institute, Ricardo Bayon, stormwater, Tracy Mehan, water quality, water quality trading, wildlife, WRI, 2 By Brent Fewell Promising news flowing from the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. EPA is reporting that pollutants, such as phosphorous,...
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