The annual report by Blue Water Baltimore is out, and the news is “disappointing” for Baltimore Harbor and local waterways.

After Baltimore settles pollution lawsuits, Maryland officials report progress at the two treatment plants and announce community projects that are part of the consent decree.

Until it got a powerful new ally in Annapolis, a decade-long effort to end state support for trash-burning facilities, like South Baltimore’s BRESCO plant, always flamed out.