Environment

by Fern ShenMar 28, 2020

Stricter pollution limits “undermine” state and federal authority, federal ruling says, invalidating the law but rejecting a claim the companies were unfairly targeted.

Special SeriesFeb 25, 2020

Young says volcanic eruptions are caused by climate change and blows up about whether he has “an ego”

“Anybody that said that I have an ego don’t know me!” the mayor declares at a candidates’ forum on environment and equity.

Special SeriesFeb 24, 2020

Forum to question the mayor and other candidates on environment and equity

A coalition of environmentalists, churches and community groups seeks this pledge from mayoral hopefuls – the next DPW director will be “green.”

Jan 20, 2020

DPW pressed to explain repair delay that led to 2,000 dead fish

Officials cite size of the pipe, need to coordinate with multiple agencies. Critics say no excuse for waiting the weekend to make the fix.

Dec 27, 2019

Baltimore County Appeals Board upholds thumbs-down on Bluestem Village

“Woefully inadequate” public sewers – halting a development project near Lake Roland – are reaffirmed as a growing public health problem.

Special SeriesOct 27, 2019

The Herring Run sewer stack “blows” again

A manhole identified as the greatest “unstructured” source of sewage pollution in the Baltimore region has overflowed again.

Aug 2, 2019

Mercy High School’s tree-cutting penalty gets chopped in half

Jun 12, 2019

Can’t compost? Take your food waste to the Sunday farmers’ market

May 31, 2019

The price of tree cutting at Mercy High School: $182,000

Apr 26, 2019

Amid campaign contributions and Healthy Holly purchases by BGE and Exelon officials, pipeline bill advances

Apr 19, 2019

Fear that “the public” has lost a park, as private developer creates outdoor bar in South Baltimore

Mar 3, 2019

DPW offers little room for compromise, at this point, on Filbert Street Garden

Feb 28, 2019

Is BGE pipeline price a sweetheart deal between the utility and the Pugh administration?

Feb 13, 2019

Pugh says she will sign incinerator clean-up bill

Dec 1, 2018

Baltimore cuts 30-foot spruce in Druid Hill Park for City Hall Christmas tree

Nov 5, 2018

Update from the Compost Collective: New shed, new goats, new customers

Environment

Siding with incinerator operators, judge dismisses Baltimore’s Clean Air Act

Young says volcanic eruptions are caused by climate change and blows up about whether he has “an ego”

Forum to question the mayor and other candidates on environment and equity

DPW pressed to explain repair delay that led to 2,000 dead fish

Baltimore County Appeals Board upholds thumbs-down on Bluestem Village

The Herring Run sewer stack “blows” again

Older Stories

Sumac: A “weed tree” with a spicy story

Citizens’ group calls on the state to fine DPW for fish kill

Why DPW is cutting down trees along the south shore of Druid Lake

Amid continued basement sewage backups, Baltimore still rejects most requests for reimbursement

Water main break causes fish kill in Leakin Park

Student journalists show who in Baltimore is hit hardest by climate change and why

An obscure manhole is an outsized source of sewage pollution in Baltimore

Baltimore County reports a sewage spill it claims really didn’t happen