AUGUST 2, 2024
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Wind farm no threat to environment So says Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in its environmental impact statement for US Wind’s offshore wind project. OC officials say lawsuit possible. — Page 3
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PHOTO COURTESY ANTHONY BALSIMO
Freya Newlin of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, finds that this laughing gull at Assateague is more than happy to accept her offering during her trip there last weekend with her family, including her stepfather, Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Balsimo of Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, who snapped the photo.
Dang! That was one icy ocean a couple of weeks ago off Ocean City’s beach. The wind and earth’s rotation were to blame.— Page 12