Environment

Special Seriesby Mark ReutterJun 5, 2023

The report notes that the fish kill was traced to a stormwater outfall located near a swim club. The pool owner denied discharging chlorinated water, and the source of the discharge remains unknown, MDE says.

Special SeriesMay 30, 2023

750 fish found dead in Roland Run in Riderwood

What killed the fish has not yet been determined, says MDE, after “tons of them” were seen floating at the start of the holiday weekend.

May 24, 2023

A collision of CSX locomotives causes Curtis Bay fuel spill, four days after Hawkins Point chemical leak

After the latest environmental mishap in this part of far South Baltimore, community leaders are calling on Governor Moore to declare the area “an air pollution emergency.”

May 11, 2023

Woodberry residents sue TV tower owner over lead paint flake release

Class action lawsuit says three Baltimore TV stations were negligent for letting an unlicensed contractor hydroblast the “candelabra” tower without containing the dislodged paint.

May 6, 2023

East Palestine derailment water is coming to Baltimore for treatment, but will be disposed of elsewhere

Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected as the place for final release of creek water tainted by vinyl chloride and other chemicals released by the derailed train.

May 4, 2023

Baltimore’s sewage along with farm run-off and other pollutants are killing Chesapeake Bay

Wastewater treatment plants, like the city’s sludge-clogged Back River and Patapsco facilities, are responsible for 11% of the nitrogen and 15% of the phosphorus entering the Bay. A Scientific American-Baltimore Brew Special Report.

Apr 19, 2023

Baltimore-Washington air pollution worsening, American Lung Association says

Special SeriesApr 6, 2023

Following Blue Water lawsuit, Maryland sues Fleischmann’s for pollution discharges in Jones Falls

Apr 5, 2023

Environmental group sues Fleishmann’s, says vinegar company is still polluting the Jones Falls

Special SeriesMar 28, 2023

Clean Harbors says it will not process East Palestine wastewater in Baltimore

Special SeriesMar 27, 2023

Cohen and Porter join protest against Ohio derailment water being shipped to Baltimore

Mar 25, 2023

Lawmakers vow to block discharge of Ohio derailment water into Back River treatment plant

Special SeriesMar 24, 2023

Environmentalists decry plan to bring East Palestine derailment water to Baltimore

Special SeriesMar 20, 2023

Advocates call sludge-clogged Back River sewage plant “a ticking time bomb”

Feb 8, 2023

What’s in a name? Too much sewage, says Baltimore’s Back River community

Jan 31, 2023

New governance rules proposed in wake of Baltimore water and wastewater system failures

Jan 25, 2023

Don’t fall for the happy talk on the Bay: the EPA, Maryland’s governors and other leaders have failed us

Jan 20, 2023

Rural Maryland community wins round in fight to curb industrial activity

Jan 18, 2023

MES to stay at Back River sewage plant for another four months

Dec 29, 2022

“Witness trees” signal hope in flood-prone Turner Station

Oct 19, 2022

Curtis Bay residents sue CSX, charging negligence caused health-harming explosion in 2021

Sep 14, 2022

Low-income city residents disproportionately impacted by weak stormwater permit, environmentalists say

Sep 9, 2022

Skepticism in Harlem Park after boil water advisory is lifted before city finds source of E. coli

Aug 29, 2022

Environmental showdown looms in Baltimore County