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The report also criticizes Maryland policy because it allows information to be withheld if state officials determine that disclosure could harm the best interests of a child or the child's siblings.
The report, "State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S.," examined all 50 states and the District.
-- Associated Press
CHESAPEAKE BAY
Underwater Grasses Show Growth Spurt
The acreage of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay, a key indicator of the estuary's overall health, increased slightly last year but still remained far below goals set by scientists, according to a report released yesterday.
The grasses covered nearly 65,000 acres of the Chesapeake last year, according to the report from the Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program. That was a 10 percent increase over the 2006 figure, which had been the lowest since 1989.
But it was still far short of the goal -- 185,000 acres -- set by the federally led Chesapeake cleanup effort. The report says that grass beds grew in the upper Chesapeake, near the mouth of the Susquehanna River. But they decreased in the middle and lower bay, a drop scientists blamed on dirty water and rising temperatures, which can render the bay slightly too warm for one important grass species.
-- David A. Fahrenthold
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Victim of Fatal Shooting Is Identified as Langley Park Man
Prince George's County police have identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in the Langley Park area as John Realpe Montoya, 29, of the 1800 block of Jasmine Terrace in Langley Park.
Officers responding to a report of a shooting in the 7900 block of Riggs Road found Montoya with gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for tips leading to the arrest and indictment of a suspect. They had no motives or suspects in the case.
-- Hamil R. Harris
