Maryland environment officials are ordering the state’s largest wastewater treatment plan to stop unpermitted discharges of water pollution.
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Maryland environment officials are ordering the state’s largest wastewater treatment plan to stop unpermitted discharges of water pollution.
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Read More »January 21, 2022 Comments Off on 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.
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Read More »December 16, 2021 Comments Off on Clean water group sues Baltimore to halt pollution at city wastewater treatment plants
Blue Water Baltimore has filed a lawsuit on behalf of its members to compel enforcement of pollution regulations at Baltimore's wastewater treatment plants.
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Read More »November 29, 2017 Comments Off on Environmental group focuses on sewage plant pollution
An environmental group is releasing a report on pollution at sewage and wastewater treatment plants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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Read More »October 14, 2014 Comments Off on Fifth delay granted in Sparrows Point wastewater dispute
A temporary restraining order allowing Baltimore's treated wastewater to pass through pipelines at Sparrows Point has been extended through the middle of December.
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Read More »December 25, 2013 Comments Off on Coast Guard wants to let barges ship fracking water
PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with fracking wastewater to ply the nation’s rivers on their way toward disposal. Many environmentalists are horrified, but industry groups say barge transport has its advantages. Now, the wastewater ...
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Read More »December 9, 2013 Comments Off on Delay granted in wastewater dispute with Sparrows Point
Baltimore’s treated wastewater will continue to flow through two pipelines at Sparrows Point, at least through the winter.
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Read More »November 11, 2013 Comments Off on Fracking operations turn to recycling wastewater
MIDLAND, Texas — When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful water, the land they prized for its ...
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Read More »October 18, 2013 Comments Off on Western Md. soybean fiber producer has new owner
CUMBERLAND — A Cumberland-based producer of dietary fiber has a new owner after resolving a pollution dispute with the state. The Cumberland Times-News reported Thursday that Fibred and its wastewater treatment facility Mexico Farms LLC have been purchased by International ...
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Read More »October 30, 2012 Comments Off on Power loss leads to sewage overflow in Little Patuxent River
ANNAPOLIS — The Anne Arundel County Health Department is warning residents to stay away from the Little Patuxent River after a power outage caused an overflow of 2 million gallons of wastewater into the river during the superstorm. The health ...
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