August 11, 2021
Comments Off on Military sites near Chesapeake Bay contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ report finds
The groundwater of at least nine military installations near the Chesapeake Bay is contaminated with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals,” a report found.
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June 22, 2021
Comments Off on Chesapeake Bay health edges up to C grade in report card
The health of the Chesapeake Bay improved to a grade of C in 2020 — up from a C-minus in 2019, according to an annual report card by scientists.
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June 3, 2021
Comments Off on Third Exxon Mobil board member unseated as shareholders continue climate fight
Exxon Mobil shareholders have unseated a third board member in their bid to force the oil giant to deal more aggressively with climate change.
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February 19, 2019
Comments Off on Baltimore sues Monsanto for alleged contamination of stormwater, harbor
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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October 21, 2018
Comments Off on Frosh goes on the offensive with Md. Defense Act
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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February 4, 2016
Comments Off on BWI rail station overhaul receives key environmental OK
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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December 16, 2015
Comments Off on Report accuses Baltimore of dumping sewage into waterway
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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July 28, 2015
Comments Off on Court orders EPA to redo air-pollution limits in Md., 12 other states
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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May 4, 2015
Comments Off on Baltimore Co. judge rejects MDE permit for proposed natural gas pipeline
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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