Environmental Pollution

Poultry industry is costing us dearly

2012-05-17 05:15:00

According to Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt Jr. ("So what if O'Malley emails with Perdue lawyer," May 13), "[n]ot only is our entire region and state helped by the economics of the chicken industry, but so is our environment." How could he...

Potomac named America's most endangered river

2012-05-15 06:00:00

The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers.� Though cleaner...

Domino sugar plant settles pollution lawsuit

2012-05-14 16:38:00

The owner of the Domino sugar refinery in the Inner Harbor has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty and install pollution controls to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the plant of violating the Clean Air Act. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District...

Clean water essential to good health

2012-05-14 03:00:00

Maryland is fortunate to have many beautiful parks, rivers and streams, breathtaking views, delicious fish and shellfish and enjoyable recreational opportunities, from our nation's largest estuary to the snow-capped mountains in Western Maryland....

Emails show O'Malley's close ties to Perdue lawyer

2012-05-08 07:20:00

A series of emails between Gov. Martin O'Malley and Perdue's corporate lawyer shows what an environmental group calls a "cozy relationship" between the two law school classmates as Maryland's chief executive weighs farm pollution regulations of concern to...

Emails show close ties between O'Malley, Perdue lawyer

2012-05-09 09:48:00

New farm rules curb manure, sludge use to help Bay

2012-05-09 12:30:00

New farm regulations being aired this week by Maryland officials would ease first-ever limits on how, when and where the state's farmers can spread animal manure and sewage sludge on their fields. The "nutrient management" rules, which were posted online...

April showers bring River Hill rain garden

2012-04-30 13:45:00

Every year, a pipe behind River Hill High School in Clarksville drains six billion gallons of unfiltered water into the Chesapeake Bay. That's changing, however, thanks to a new rain garden unveiled recently at the school. The new rain garden provides 2,...

'Mahogany tide' of algae turning harbor murky

2012-04-30 14:41:58

Record-high water temperatures and a March sewage leak are contributing to a large algae bloom in the Baltimore harbor, bringing what is known as a "mahogany tide" of reddish-brown algae to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. The bloom is somewhat...

Baltimore officials tout greening efforts

2012-05-01 16:22:00

With its dandelions, clover and discarded cigarette butts, the little "bioswale" in front of the Salvation Army community center in West Baltimore won't win any lawn-care prizes. But the shallow, weedy depression collects rainfall washing off an acre of...

EPA keeps heat on to reduce summer smog

2012-05-02 06:15:00

Just in time for the start of ozone season, the Environmental Protection Agency officially reminds us that Baltimoreans are still breathing unhealthful levels of pollution in their air in late spring and summer. The city and its suburbs were among 45...

Study: Pollution trading could trim bay cleanup costs

2012-05-03 16:45:00

Steep projected costs for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay could be trimmed by billions of dollars, a new study suggests, by allowing polluters to buy "credits" for less-expensive reductions made by others. The study, presented Thursday to the Chesapeake...

Jadiel Crespo, 10, left, and Gabriel Rivera, 11, right, fourth graders at Maria Sanchez School, pose in front of their project on the absorption of oil spills on water during the judging of the 21st annual city-wide science fair held at Annie Fisher School Wednesday.

2012-05-16 00:00:00

An activist lies on the street pretending to be dead during a flash mob of the campaign called "Breathing Shouldn't Be Something For Heroes" in Guadalajara, Mexico.

2012-05-06 00:00:00

An aerial view shows sandstone formations in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. The U.S.

2012-05-02 00:00:00