UMD alum shares story of environmental injustice on the Eastern Shore in new documentary

By Lilly Howard “Eroding History” is screening at the National History Society of Maryland on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. Following the 27-minute documentary is a Q&A Meet the Filmmakers Panel with Director Andrè Chung, Co-writer and Co-producer Sean Yoes, and Co-writer and Producer Rona Kobell.  Chung is a five-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, award-winning photojournalist and portrait photographer. Yoes is a 34-year professional reporter from … Continue reading UMD alum shares story of environmental injustice on the Eastern Shore in new documentary

Sustainable Tuesdays lecture discusses Chesapeake Bay restoration

By Ally Tobler As part of the Sustainable Tuesdays series, water restoration specialist for the Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program, Jennifer Dindinger, led a discussion Feb. 20, titled “Sea Level Rise and the Chesapeake Bay.” According to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, by 2050, Chesapeake Bay water levels will increase as much as two feet. Dindinger said global warming is to blame … Continue reading Sustainable Tuesdays lecture discusses Chesapeake Bay restoration