Senator Cardin announced Targeted Watershed Grants to help improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay. Included in the grants is $700,000 to help horse farms in Frederick and Carroll Counties reduce nutrient runoff into the Bay. Horse farms produce thousands of pounds of nitrogen and phosphorous annually, severely impacting the health of the Bay.

Senator Cardin joined representatives of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency in presenting $5 million in Targeted Watershed Grants to the state of Maryland to help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

During a speech at Salisbury University, Senator Cardin warned about the dangers of global warming, saying that Maryland is particularly susceptible because 12% of the state has been designated as special Flood Hazard Area. He also discussed the need to invest in alternative energy sources and reduce the United States� dependence on foreign energy.