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Oil Spill Commission Calls For Urgent Drilling Reform
January 11, 2011
The Presidentially-appointed Oil Spill Commission has released its landmark report, Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling, on the causes and consequences of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, and is proposing comprehensive reforms of both government and industry practices to overhaul the U.S. approach to drilling safety and greatly reduce the chances of a similar, large scale disaster in the future.

Science Magazine Highlights Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Resurgence
December 9, 2010
UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory fisheries biologist Dr. Tom Miller explains how the most basic of fisheries management measures can work, provided policymakers have the courage to give them a try.

CBL Scientist Helps AGU Communicate Climate Science
November 17, 2010
As leading scientists and journalists descend upon San Francisco for the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientist Dr. Hali Kilbourne will be one several leading experts working to assist reporters in their coverage of climate science.

Research Fleet Captain Michael Reusing Honored for 44 Years of Service
November 17, 2010
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Governor Martin O’Malley recently honored Captain Michael Reusing for 44 years of service to the University and its research fleet.

Nanticoke River Earns “B-minus” in Inaugural Report Card

October 28, 2010
The first comprehensive Nanticoke River Report Card shows good news, giving overall health of the river a “B-minus.”

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