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- ↑ Condon, Christine (2023-07-21). "Maryland Gov. Wes Moore launches new Chesapeake Bay strategy with a pair of executive orders during Eastern Shore tour". The Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Prudente, Tim (2019-04-02). "Maryland's climate will become more like Mississippi's, researcher finds". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Dance, Scott (2016-09-20). "Longtime director of University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science stepping down". The Baltimore Sun.
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