Tag Archive for: Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Promotes Market-based Environmentalism

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”

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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-“

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

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

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

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

By Brent Fewell Promising news flowing from the Chesapeake Bay. U.S. EPA is reporting that pollutants, such as phosphorous,...
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