Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley (ckchumley@gmail.com) writes from Northern Virginia. (read full bio)

Maryland ’s ‘Smart Growth’ Order Meets Strong Local Dissent

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December 08, 2011

Nearly 40 years ago, Maryland’s General Assembly passed the Land Use Act of 1974 requiring the state’s Department of Planning to create a strategy for growth of land development.
Pinellas County Removes Fluoride from Tap Water

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November 21, 2011

The Pinellas County Commissioners voted 4-3 to stop fluoridating tap water for some of the county’s residents.
Kentucky’s Leading Democrat Takes on Obama’s EPA

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November 18, 2011

Democratic Gov.
Beacon Power Follows Solyndra into Bankruptcy

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November 17, 2011

Beacon Power, a Massachusetts-based company that won praise from renewable power activists and loan guarantees from the federal government, has filed for bankruptcy, potentially leaving taxpayers o
San Antonio Council Okays Streetcar Rail

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October 31, 2011

The San Antonio City Council has approved a multi-million dollar battery-powered streetcar service that critics say could put the city on “a dangerous fiscal path.”
Missouri Considers Performance-Based Higher Ed Funding

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October 21, 2011

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) is pushing performance-based funding for higher education aimed at boosting student graduation rates and test scores and providing accountability to taxpayers.
Baltimore: East Coast’s Shrinking City

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October 13, 2011

Poor Baltimore. For decades, the Maryland city has been plagued by high crime, low student test scores and graduation rates, rising taxes, and a falling population.
Texting Monitors: Greater Safety, or Big Brother?

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September 29, 2011

An employee is driving an employer’s fleet vehicle and glances away from the road to text a message.
California Struggling to Find High-Speed Rail Funds

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September 26, 2011

California’s plans for high-speed rail, which envision tracks connecting Southern California to the Bay Area with riders traveling at speeds of 220 miles per hour, suffered a setback in mid-Septemb
Virginia County Pulls Out of CO2 Emission Reduction Agreement

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September 26, 2011

The Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County in rural central Virginia has voted to remove the community from a national agreement aimed at getting local governments to encourage or mandate reducti
Florida Gov. Scott Cuts Conservation Budget to Focus on Core Missions

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September 26, 2011

Florida Gov.
Michigan Legislators Protest New Fuel Rules

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August 29, 2011

Fourteen Michigan members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the state’s two U.S.
Federal Officials Investigate Wind Farm Eagle Deaths

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August 29, 2011

Federal wildlife officials are investigating the deaths of at least six golden eagles at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Pine Tree Wind project 100 miles north of the city.
High-Speed Rail Proving Costly in California

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August 29, 2011

A California high-speed rail proposal approved by voters in 2008 has strayed so far above original cost estimates and so far under ridership estimates that one key transportation analyst is calling
Fewer Teachers Tenured Under NYC Reform; Union Sues

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August 10, 2011

In 2007, 97 percent of teachers in New York City schools received tenure.
EPA Regulations Shut Down Georgia Power Plants, Rate Hikes Coming

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August 01, 2011

Newly announced EPA restrictions on air emissions are killing jobs and raising electricity prices, with Georgia Power Co.
District of Columbia Fires 5 Percent of Teachers for Poor Performance

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July 25, 2011

Five percent of the District of Columbia’s teaching staff received pink slips in mid-July after a newly implemented assessment program classified them as poor performers.
Western U.S. Benefiting from Break in Drought

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

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June 13, 2011

Above-average rainfall in many parts of the western United States and heavy winter snows in Western mountains have brought an end to drought conditions across much of the West.
EPA Asserts More Control over States

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June 13, 2011

States are facing increasing pressure from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to tighten regulations, and those that resist—such as North Dakota—are finding their ability to manage certain
New Jersey DEP Proposes Relaxing Some Environmental Restrictions

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April 11, 2011

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