MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Additional Areas Closed to Shellfish Harvesting Near Smith Island Waters reclassified due to elevated bacteria levels, risk from sewage treatment plants Baltimore, MD (February 24, 2015) – The Maryland Department of the Environment has expanded the area of water closed to shellfish harvesting near Smith Island in Somerset County. Read the Rest…
For The Record: MDE Permits, Licenses, Certifications Applications and Issuances The following are partial lists by county of permit, license, and certification applications and issuances as well as other permitting activity at the Maryland Department of the Environment. For more information on these permits, please contact Amanda Degen at (410) 537-4120. Applications Received 01/16/2015 – Read the Rest…
The new owners of Sparrows Point have ambitious plans to redevelop the 3,100 acres on the lower east side of Baltimore County. But at the same time, they are beginning a massive cleanup for the industrial site where steel was made for more than a century. Read the rest of the article here.
WYPR’s Fraser Smith and John Lee discuss the work – and the money – that is going into the most valuable piece of real estate in Baltimore County, Sparrows Point. Listen to the entire article.
For The Record: MDE Permits, Licenses, Certifications Applications and Issuances The following are partial lists by county of permit, license, and certification applications and issuances as well as other permitting activity at the Maryland Department of the Environment. For more information on these permits, please contact Amanda Degen at (410) 537-4120. Applications Received 12/16/2014 – Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACT: Ron Boehmer, Governor’s Office (443) 905-6242 Governor O’Malley Issues Executive Order to Drive a Zero Waste Future for Maryland Order sets source reduction guidelines, higher recycling and composting rates for State government, reduces landfilling and protects public health and the environment while boosting local economies Annapolis, MD (January 13, 2015) –Building on Maryland’s Read the Rest…
The abundant trash littering Baltimore area streams and the harbor will have to be cleaned up under new pollution limits set by federal and state regulators, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday. The city and Baltimore County would be required to remove or prevent hundreds of tons of trash and debris from being washed or Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACT: Terri White (215) 814-5523 white.terri-a@epa.gov EPA Approves Maryland’s New Limits on Trash in Lower Patapsco Waterways, Including Baltimore Harbor Philadelphia, PA (January 6, 2015) –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Maryland today announced a new set of pollution limits for trash for portions of the Patapsco River. These limits, also Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Department of Environment Addresses Road Closure Linked to Abandoned Mine MDE’s Frostburg-based Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Division works with Garrett County; Aaron Run Road reopened Frostburg, MD (January 2, 2015) – When an abandoned underground coal mine’s empty spaces helped cause a stretch of Garrett County Read the Rest…
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Secretary of the Environment Summers Stepping Down Secretary Summers to retire from State service after more than three decades; Deputy Secretary Costello to serve as Interim Secretary Baltimore, MD (December 23, 2014) – Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., Secretary of the Environment for the State of Maryland, announced today that Read the Rest…