by Mark ReutterOct 16, 2017
What was lurking beneath Charles Street? A colossal “fatberg”
Clogged pipe led to more than a million gallons of sewage overflowing into the Jones Falls. Today’s fatberg took a half century “to grow.”
Environment
Special SeriesOct 11, 2017
A whistleblower says he reported odors near the secret sewage pipe for years
Who knew a pipe had been cut to let wastewater flow into the Jones Falls – and when did they know it?
Sep 29, 2017
City Council hearing blasts State’s NOx rules for BRESCO
Citing Baltimore’s high asthma rates, committee calls for drastically lower limits for nitrogen oxide at Wheelabrator plant.
Sep 26, 2017
Warehouse fire latest assault on industry-weary area
A 2012 study found that the Curtis Bay and Brooklyn neighborhoods are among the most polluted in Maryland and even the nation.
Aug 22, 2017
In Baltimore, celestial bodies – and people – align for eclipse
Scientists from Johns Hopkins and kids from Sandtown share a moment, with the help of volunteer amateur astronomers.
Special SeriesAug 15, 2017
Summer rain and the sewage that runs through it
Overflows of wastewater are spiking this summer. Most of the stuff is headed to the Jones Falls and, from there, the Inner Harbor.
Older Stories
Jan 17, 2017
Incinerator critics taking aim at BRESCO
Oct 19, 2016
August weather in October has Baltimore broiling
Jun 22, 2016