water pollution

Eight Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation wrote President Obama Monday urging him to reconsider his administration's plan to allow seismic testing for oil and gas off the Mid-Atlantic coast.

Future of the state depends on directing growth to population centers and preserving open spaces

Corrective actions have been taken and a $40,000 fine has been paid by Carroll County government after it failed to comply with the federal water pollution and quality standards.

Maryland's senior senator is key figure in supporting EPA's clean water regulations

State and federal officials joined a Chesapeake Bay nonprofit Thursday in announcing the award of more than $3.7 million to 34 organizations to reduce storm-water pollution in Maryland and three neighboring states and the District of Columbia.

A budget amendment expected in the Senate Appropriations Committee would kill 30 years of protections for small headwaters streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay.

Maryland's next governor will need to make tackling agricultural pollution a top priority.

A petroleum like substance of unknown origin was reported in the Susquehanna River off Havre de Grace late Monday afternoon, officials from the Harford County Department of Emergency Services said.

Decision to let Carroll and Frederick counties avoid imposing a stormwater fee by tapping property taxes instead unleashes a flood of problems for county, the state and the Chesapeake Bay

At least one local business is planning to fly drones over Baltimore after a judge ruled that there is no law prohibiting the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft.

Why is the Obama administration helping the livestock industry deal with climate change?

EPA's Chesapeake Bay 'pollution diet' is under attack from some attorneys general who ought to be cheering its success

Maryland did not win Federal Aviation Administration recognition as a test site for drones, but still could be involved in federal research on how the unmanned aircraft may safely be flown in U.S. airspace.

Baltimore city, Baltimore County and Prince George's County have been directed by the state to step up their efforts to reduce polluted runoff fouling local streams and the Chesapeake Bay. But environmental groups contend the mandates are too vague and weak, raising the possibility they may go to court to challenge them.

Thirty years after signing the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement, solemnly pledging to stem the flow of pollutants and bring the bay into compliance with the Clean Water Act, we still have not achieved that goal.

A Montgomery Circuit Court judge found the county's state-mandated plan for curbing polluted runoff is lacking, raising questions about the adequacy of storm-water permits pending in the Baltimore area and elsewhere.

The Carroll County Bureau of Utilities has repaired a sewage leak in Sykesville, but not before an estimated 77,500 gallons of effluent leaked from a pipe each day over the past 12 days, according to a Carroll County government press release.

Maryland's candidates for governor must either defend the 'rain tax' or explain why a major source of water pollution should be ignored

A federal judge has denied - for now, at least -the environmental group Blue Water Baltimore's bid to intervene in the city's effort to delay its court-decreed deadline for fixing the sewage leaks that routinely foul local streams and Baltimore's harbor.

Residents of Prince George's County can get some relief from the Clean Water Act Fee on their tax bills, get some cash in their pockets and help clean up the environment through the county's Rain Check Rebate Program. The county's Department of Environmental Resources is offering four workshops in October to help property owners learn about installing the green initiatives. The first workshop will be held Oct. 3, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Center, 7120 Contee Road.

Despite concerns about privacy and public safety, Maryland is seeking to open its skies to commercial drones under a federal program that could make the state a powerhouse in the burgeoning unmanned aircraft industry.

Two people were injured Saturday afternoon as they pushed a burning boat away from other vessels at an Essex yacht club, officials said.

An environmental advocacy group filed legal action against the city of Baltimore Wednesday, alleging that the city has not complied with a 2002 agreement to lessen sewage outflows that pollute area waterways.

The South River Federation set for 11 a.m. on Sunday a time for those attending its inaugural Swimmable Action Day to dash into the waters of Mayo Beach.

Carnival Cruise Line's departure from Baltimore in 2014 need not put an end to local cruise ship business

Fees will help fix problem of cleanup after rain

A stream flowing through Wyman Park turned bright pink,

Despite a foul-smelling algae bloom and fish kill this time last year, Baltimore's ailing harbor actually earned a C-minus grade overall for water quality in 2012, according to its latest ecological report card.

Unhappy over a state law requiring property owners to pay a new fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Frederick County officials have decided to set the charge at just a penny a year.

Oil pipeline spill in Arkansas a reminder of the risks of Keystone — and how little the U.S. stands to gain from the project

Offering farmers a 10-year exemption from water pollution regulations in exchange for voluntary cooperation is a risky idea

If you can find steamed crabs in Baltimore in mid-March good for you

Employees who were barred from their offices in Johns Hopkins at Keswick's campus have been granted additional paid leave days, according to human resources officials.

Synergics Wind Energy, which built Maryland's second wind project along a mountain ridge near the West Virginia border, is seeking permits to erect 24 turbines in Garrett County.

Departing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson says one of the "prouder moments" of her tenure was President Obama's agreement to have the federal government take the lead in trying to ramp up the lagging Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. She says the estuary is improving, though challenges remain.

State-funded programs should not go on ideologically driven environmental adventures like the Hudson farm case

Hudson farm case leaves long-term problem of agricultural pollution unresolved

More active enforcement of the law is the better approach

A newly opened NOAA forecasting center in College Park is spurring partnerships with the University of Maryland.

Alan Hudson's lawyers seek to counter claims that manure from his chicken houses contaminated a stream that flows into the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland uses many tools besides criminal prosecution to enforce clean water laws.

Environmental groups sue EPA to block Chesapeake Bay pollution trading

New report suggests criminal prosecutions too rare in serious Chesapeake Bay pollution cases

Think tank, Maryland attorney general's office differ over whether state is prosecuting enough Chesapeake Bay polluters

Maryland levies fines for pollution violations, some of them years old; Lehigh Cement pays $50,000 for 2009 soot emissions