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Hogan’s environment agency was underfunded and underperformed, experts say
Funding cuts and staffing shortages at the Maryland Department of the Environment over the past decade have coincided with a decline in the state’s ecological health.
Md. high court weighs MDE regulation of ammonia to protect the bay
The Maryland Department of the Environment invalidly declined to impose emissions standards for ammonia on all Eastern Shore poultry feeding operations, an environmental attorney argued.
Md. high court will weigh MDE regulation of ammonia to protect the bay
Maryland’s top court will consider if state agency validly rejected a request to impose ammonia emissions standards for feeding operations to protect the bay.
Md. high court upholds MDE’s stricter stormwater standards, cites precedent
Maryland may impose upon counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those under the Clean Water Act, the state’s top court ruled.
Hogan announces new Maryland Department of Environment chief
Gov. Larry Hogan named an official at Maryland's Department of the Environment to be the agency's new secretary.
Maryland files lawsuit over pollution at Baltimore wastewater plants
Maryland's attorney general has filed a new lawsuit aimed at halting pollution at Baltimore's two wastewater treatment plants.
Commission to ask EPA to help cut smog flowing into Maryland
A multi-state commission will ask the federal Environmental Protection Agency to help cut down on pollution that flows from Pennsylvania into Maryland.
Baltimore Clean Air Act is invalidated by federal judge
A federal judge has struck down Baltimore’s Clean Air Act, finding the ordinance is preempted by state environmental law. The BCAA, signed into law in March 2019, imposed emissions standards that were intentionally more stringent than state and federal laws. Incinerator operators Wheelabrator Baltimore L.P. and Curtis Bay Energy L.P., as well as a trash removal […]
Justices decline to hear Carroll Co.’s stormwater appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand without comment a decision that the Maryland Department of the Environment can impose upon counties stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those called for under the federal Clean Water Act. The justices refused to hear Carroll County’s appeal of a Maryland high court decision that MDE acted […]
AG files criminal charges against St. Vincent’s Infant Asylum developer
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh filed criminal charges Monday against a developer who demolished the historic St. Vincent’s Infant Asylum buildings in Baltimore without proper permits and notices. An eight-count criminal information filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court alleges that William Anthony Culler II violated state environmental and asbestos control laws when his company, Cul[...]
MDE alleges closed paper mill is polluting Potomac River
A now-closed paper mill in Western Maryland is accused of polluting the North Branch of the Potomac River by improperly dumping “pulping liquor,” which sparked complaints over the summer. Luke Paper Mill, in Allegany County, manufactured paper products until its closure in June. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) filed suit Monday against Verso […]
Justices show interest in Carroll County’s stormwater appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has shown an interest in hearing Carroll County’s argument that the Maryland Department of the Environment imposed upon the county stormwater pollution-prevention standards more stringent than those permitted under the federal Clean Water Act. The high court last week told the department to respond to the county’s contention that the act’s […]
