U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tom Perez and the 'nuclear option'

2013-05-20 03:00:00

Republicans accuse Thomas E. Perez, President Barack Obama's nominee for labor secretary, of twisting the legal process in three cases in St. Paul, Minn., to suit his political purposes. But it is they who are twisting the Senate's role to "advise and...

Water bill whirlpool

2013-05-21 12:32:00

There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...

Robert Keller, editor

2013-05-18 12:18:28

Robert Keller, The Evening Sun's first metropolitan editor and later executive director of the Greater Baltimore Committee, died May 12 of complications from Crohn's disease at Harbor Hospital. He was 71. The son of a banker and a bookkeeper, Robert...

Fracking's risks greatly overstated

2013-05-12 09:30:00

In a recent letter to the editor ("Fracking is not the answer for U.S. economy," May 7), David Wagenheim relies on outdated and previously debunked talking points in an attempt to convince readers that hydraulic fracturing harms groundwater,...

Federal innovation a matter of perspective

2013-05-08 20:17:24

The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it? The answer depends on whom you ask. Federal employees surveyed over the past three years have had a declining view of government innovation. But that doesn't mean Uncle Sam doesn't...

Maryland should follow Virginia in striking down rain tax [Letter]

2013-05-08 13:47:00

As reported by Rusty Weiss on January 10, 2013, "…. a federal judge struck down the attempt to regulate stormwater runoff as a breach of authority. The judge, U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady, ruled that the EPA had exceeded their authority in...

Winter honey bee deaths devastate keepers, puzzle scientists

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Something is killing the honey bees of Maryland. Close to 60 percent of the managed hives died last fall and over the winter — about twice the national average, according to the state bee inspector and local keepers. "I had a healthy hive that...

Don't save the planet

2013-05-03 08:01:00

To the age-old question of how many conservatives does it take to screw in a light bulb, we now have a definitive answer: Just one, but it will take him weeks to chase down a vintage incandescent bulb because he won't touch an energy-efficient one. At...

Chesapeake Bay's health said to be improving [Letter]

2013-05-07 14:28:00

Editor: A recent Aegis editorial about the health of the Chesapeake Bay ("Stormwater fee set low in Harford the best of a bad situation," April 23) is [off base]. Certainly the job of restoring the Bay is far from finished, but the Aegis is incorrect in...

Sentencing of local polluter raised awareness of environmental hazards

2013-05-07 04:30:00

For years, the ill effects of improperly dumped hazardous wastes was a hot topic in the media. However, it seems as though only big name corporations that get caught disposing colossal amounts of waste get covered today. Candy Thomson's recent report...

'Rain Tax' an excuse for government to take more control [Letter]

2013-05-06 05:26:00

There has been much in the news following the end of the 2013 General Assembly session about Gov. Martin O'Malley's "Rain Tax." This law was actually passed in 2012, and at the time I called it the worst bill passed that year. It forces Maryland's...

Federal agencies expand urban rivers effort

2013-05-10 12:15:00

Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the “urban waters” initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they’ve already pledged to help...

Beck's Lake, located in South Bend's LaSalle Park, is a proposed EPA Superfund site.

2013-05-21 20:24:00

Technicians working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency record data on soil core samples take in the 200 block of West Garfield Avenue in August of 2012.

2013-05-17 08:15:00

Gina McCarthy, President Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, took a step closer to confirmation Thursday.

2013-05-16 09:45:56