Baltimore filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging Monsanto Co. knowingly sold toxic chemicals that have caused “tens of millions of dollars” in damages to the city’s water. The complaint for public nuisance and products liability claims that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ...

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Since March of 2017, the attorney general has unilaterally joined a lawsuit against the federal government more than 20 times thanks to a new state law.

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Baltimore has joined a growing number of communities seeking compensation from fossil fuel companies for the costs of climate change.

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A proposed upgrade to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s train station has cleared a major environmental hurdle. The Federal Railroad Administration issued Thursday a finding of “No Significant Impact,”meaning Maryland can secure funds for final design and construction of ...

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A new report states the city of Baltimore has deliberately dumped over 330 million gallons of raw sewage in Jones Falls. The report by the Environment Integrity Project claims the city has been dumping sewage over the past five years. ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to relax some limits it set on smokestack emissions that cross state lines and taint downwind areas with air pollution from power plants. At the same time, ...

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A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge has ordered the Maryland Department of the Environment to revise a permit it issued for a 21-mile natural gas pipeline that would run into Harford County. Judge Justin J. King ruled last week it was "impossible" for him to determine whether the permit complies with water quality regulations because it lacks specifics and that MDE did not give enough time for public notice and comment.

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Mary Beth Tung has been named deputy secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment. Tung’s areas of expertise range from the law to management to science, including biology and medicine. Prior to her appointment at MDE, she worked as ...

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The governor vowed that his plan would reduce phosphorous levels in the Chesapeake Bay while protecting farmers and the poultry industry on the Eastern Shore.

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A look into an undercover investigation that led to two hunting guides pleading guilty to violating rules governing Maryland's black bear hunt.

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