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Perdue developing new way to compost chicken waste
SEAFORD, Del. — Engineers with Perdue Farms are working on new methods of composting chicken waste in Delaware and on Maryland‘s Eastern Shore that could also control pollution. Perdue officials […]
Anne Arundel exec vetoes stormwater fee
ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman has vetoed a stormwater remediation fee, asking the county council to consider phasing-in fees for some property owners. Neuman vetoed the bill […]
Md. Attorney General audit: More environmental enforcement needed
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says his annual environmental audit has found the need for enhanced enforcement of pollution laws. Gansler says pollution related to urban and residential growth is […]
Chesapeake Bay grasses decline again
Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay continued to decline last year, and Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee the year before are to blame, researchers said Thursday as they released […]
Residents fear ground contamination on casino site
State environmental officials have pledged to consider comments made during a public meeting Thursday about a plan to construct the $400 million Horseshoe Casino on a former industrial site near M&T Stadium.
Report: Bay stormwater pollution costs can be cut
RICHMOND, Va. — A new report says there are cost-effective ways for local governments to reduce stormwater pollution going into the Chesapeake Bay. The report says local governments could possibly […]
Businesses fear huge bills from stormwater fee
ANNAPOLIS — Bill Blanchett crunched some numbers and cringed. Under legislation pending before the County Council, which would charge property owners to help pay for stormwater pollution cleanup, he’ll get […]
Farm bureaus: Don’t dismiss EPA lawsuit in W.Va.
ELKINS, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants a judge to dismiss a West Virginia chicken grower’s lawsuit over water-pollution orders the agency issued against her then withdrew in […]
Proposed state budget includes up to $300K for Berlin farm involved in pollution lawsuit
A Berlin farm could receive up to $300,000 to cover court costs under an amendment tacked onto Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget by the House of Delegates.
Md. researchers issue fracking recommendations
FROSTBURG — Researchers commissioned by a state panel studying natural gas drilling in western Maryland have come up with recommendations. The researchers studied hydraulic fracturing, which uses sand, water and […]
Health officials cut off water in part of building after 17 are sickened
Baltimore health officials say a water heater they blamed for sickening people at an office complex has been replaced, but the building’s water systems must be flushed. Seventeen employees at […]
Appeal: Potomac pollution should meet Md. Criteria
A watershed-protection group wants the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board to throw out a Potomac River pollution permit that state regulators gave a federal facility in Shepherdstown and instead impose […]
