Saving the bay from your own back yard

To save Chesapeake, turf may face tough love
Article | The Chesapeake Bay does not like your lawn. That green grass is probably coated with pesticides and fertilizers and studded with pet poop. All that washes off in the rain and causes environmental problems downstream in the Chesapeake.

EPA tries to get Chesapeake Bay cleanup back on track
Article | The Chesapeake Bay does not like your lawn. That green grass is probably coated with pesticides and fertilizers and studded with pet poop. All that washes off in the rain and causes environmental problems downstream in the Chesapeake. Now, the humble suburban lawn is a test case for the Obama adm...