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List of State Officials - Robert Ehrlich, Governor; Michael Steele, Lt. Governor; Kendl Philbrick, MDE Secretary 

Volume 2, Number 1

May 2006

eMDE is a monthly publication of the Maryland Department of the Environment. It covers articles on current environmental issues and events in the state. Additional monthly features include: MDE public meetings and hearings schedule, enforcement and compliance notes, and permitting activity. 

Photo of Shallmar Coal Mine

Nearly 300,000 cubic yards of coal refuse were dumped down slopes of the mine openings resulting in a large, very steep, unstable and unvegetated coal refuse piles. 

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