Judge approves Sparrows Point monitoring agreement

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: chesapeake bay foundation, contaminants, environmentalists, judge, mill, monitoring agreement, Sparrows Point, toxic

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says it hasn’t decided whether to appeal a federal judge’s approval of an agreement between the owners of the Sparrows Point steel plant and environmental regulators over monitoring of the site for toxic contaminants. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz approved the agreement last week between RG Steel and federal and [...]

Report: Baltimore source of most toxic releases

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, chemicals, environment maryland, environmental protection agency, leak, maryland, toxic

A new report says industrial facilities dumped 1.4 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Maryland waterways in 2010, mostly in the Baltimore area. The report was released Thursday by Environment Maryland, which said it obtained the figures from Environmental Protection Agency reports. The report says 98 percent of the releases were in the Baltimore area, [...]

Maryland Superfund cleanup site shows progress

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 27, 2010
Tags: cadmium, cleanup, cumberland, dump, Environment, environmentalists, EPA, lead, maryland, superfund, toxic, waste

CUMBERLAND — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a stream affected by a Superfund site near Cumberland is healthy but not vibrant more than 15 years after the pollution source was capped. The Cumberland Times-News reported Monday that remedial project manager Bob Wallace says some contaminants are still present in the groundwater and a small [...]