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Potomac River nonprofit sues paper mill owners over alleged pollution
A now-closed paper mill being sued by the Maryland Department of the Environment is now also facing a citizen suit from a clean water nonprofit that is seeking to force […]
MDE alleges closed paper mill is polluting Potomac River
A now-closed paper mill in Western Maryland is accused of polluting the North Branch of the Potomac River by improperly dumping “pulping liquor,” which sparked complaints over the summer. Luke […]
Chesapeake Bay score slips after rainy year
The health of the Chesapeake Bay dropped a point in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s biennial State of the Bay report, but there were signs for optimism following a historic year […]
BPW: ‘Bad neighbors’ responsible for trashy bay
ANNAPOLIS — A week’s worth of heavy rains and a wetter than usual July has polluted the Chesapeake Bay with debris and sediment, and Comptroller Peter Franchot has an idea […]
Hogan seeks proposals to remove, reuse Conowingo sediment
Gov. Larry Hogan Tuesday said the state will move forward with plans to find a solution to sediment that has built up behind the Conowingo dam and is polluting the Chesapeake […]
Court orders EPA to redo air-pollution limits in Md., 12 other states
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to relax some limits it set on smokestack emissions that cross state lines and taint downwind areas […]
Chesapeake Bay Foundation sues Va. over livestock rules
RICHMOND, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is suing Virginia water protection officials to require large livestock operations to fence off rivers and streams from their animals. The lawsuit, scheduled […]
Bill stripped, pressure is on for fertilizer regulations
A Senate committee has voted to gut legislation implementing former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's phosphorous management plans, in favor of an amendment that establishes just two deadlines for meeting pollution management.
16-year Md. air pollution case nears end in federal court
BALTIMORE — A federal air pollution case involving a western Maryland paper mill is reaching its final phase 16 years after regulators first alleged a violation. U.S. District Judge Marvin […]
VIDEO – Annapolis Summit 2015: Phosphorous and the Chesapeake Bay
Gov. Larry Hogan has withdrawn a proposed phosphorous-management regulation, to the consternation of environmentalists
Report: Conowingo Dam not behind bay’s pollution
The Chesapeake Bay may have water quality issues, but according to a new study, the Conowingo Dam doesn’t seem to be a major cause of them.
Md. company pleads guilty to water pollution
A Baltimore County company that makes sports coating for surfaces like tennis courts has pleaded guilty to water pollution and agreed to pay $20,000 to the Maryland Clean Water Fund.
