A judge approved a $626M deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead.
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Read More »November 11, 2021 Comments Off on Judge OKs $626M settlement in Flint water litigation
A judge approved a $626M deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead.
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Read More »December 3, 2018 Comments Off on Developer loses constitutional challenge to MoCo zoning change
Montgomery County did not violate a developer’s constitutional rights by adopting a water system amendment to a master zoning plan, changes that devalued the planned development, a federal appeals court ruled last week. In its reported 3-0 decision, the 4th ...
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Read More »July 23, 2012 Comments Off on Fort Detrick has no plans for contamination warnings
FREDERICK — The chief environmental officer at Fort Detrick says the Army has no plans to post signs warning of potential chemical contamination in surface water. Groundwater samples taken from area wells this spring revealed the presence of chemicals used ...
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Read More »June 18, 2012 Comments Off on Thefts prompt water shut-off at Md. state park
CUMBERLAND — The Department of Natural Resources says it has shut off the drinking-water spigot at Big Run State Park in western Maryland because local residents were using most of the water. The Cumberland Times-News reported in its Monday edition ...
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Read More »April 16, 2012 Comments Off on Mount Savage getting more reliable clean water
MOUNT SAVAGE — About 450 people in western Maryland town of Mount Savage are getting more reliable drinking water. Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett is among the dignitaries scheduled to attend a dedication ceremony Monday for the energy-efficient water distribution system. ...
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Read More »January 9, 2012 Comments Off on Elevated arsenic levels found in Washington Co.
HAGERSTOWN — The Maryland Department of the Environment says water seeping from the ground in the area of Washington County’s Old City/County Landfill was found to have an arsenic level nearly twice as high as the federal standard for drinking ...
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Read More »December 12, 2011 Comments Off on Power outage causes Frederick sewage spill
FREDERICK — Frederick City officials say 3.5 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into Carroll Creek after a waste water treatment plant lost power for about nine hours. The spill occurred about 500 feet upstream from the Monocacy River, which ...
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Read More »November 10, 2011 Comments Off on Potomac Conservancy downgrades river’s health
WASHINGTON — The Potomac River is facing dual challenges from its country and city life. The Potomac Conservancy says the river responsible for much of the District of Columbia’s drinking water faces challenges from forestry and farming in rural upstream ...
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Read More »November 3, 2011 Comments Off on EPA to probe gas drilling’s toll on drinking water
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is set to start the first federal probe into whether the controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing is spoiling and diminishing drinking water supplies. The agency’s final study plan was released Thursday. The ...
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Read More »May 9, 2011 Comments Off on Study finds gas in drinking water near drilling sites
WASHINGTON — New research is providing some of the first scientific evidence that a controversial gas drilling technique can contaminate drinking water. The study published Monday found potentially dangerous concentrations of methane gas in water from wells near drilling sites ...
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