Monthly Archive:: December 2014
Secretary of the Environment Summers Stepping Down
Press releases, Secretary Summers
Dec 23, 2014
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
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Capital Gazette: Lead exposure program expansion to require more properties to be registered
Lead poisoning prevention
Dec 17, 2014
The new year will bring an expansion of the state’s lead exposure prevention program to homes built between 1950 and 1978. Read the article here.
For the Record – December
For the Record
Dec 17, 2014
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
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WBAL: Maryland environmental officials introduce zero-waste plan
Zero Waste
Dec 17, 2014
The Maryland Department of the Environment has introduced a 25-year zero-waste plan in an effort to reduce the amount of trash in the state. Read the entire article and watch the video.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, URGES MARYLANDERS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLIES
Clean Water, Drinking water, EPA
Dec 16, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, URGES MARYLANDERS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLIES MDE celebrates landmark public health legislation, issues reminder on the value of drinking water in our daily lives BALTIMORE, MD (December
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Maryland releases Zero Waste Plan, discussion forum scheduled for tomorrow
Press releases, Zero Waste
Dec 15, 2014
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Maryland releases Zero Waste Plan, discussion forum scheduled for tomorrow Policy framework would nearly eliminate disposal of waste in Maryland; Maryland Department of the Environment to hold Zero Waste Forum ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 15, 2014) – Advancing the goal of creating a sustainable
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Water Quality Certification application for proposed Conowingo Dam relicensing withdrawn, January 7 Water Quality Certification public hearing canceled, Exelon agrees to fund additional study
Conowingo Dam, Press releases
Dec 08, 2014
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov Water Quality Certification application for proposed Conowingo Dam relicensing withdrawn, January 7 Water Quality Certification public hearing canceled, Exelon agrees to fund additional study Exelon agrees to provide up to $3.5 million for additional study of effects of Conowingo Dam on Chesapeake
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Bay Journal: New owner all fired up to raise Sparrows Point from the ashes
Brownfields, News stories
Dec 05, 2014
New firm has local roots and commitment to clean up years of contamination created by Bethlehem Steel’s furnaces. Michael Pedone’s to-do list looks something like this: Wake up. Watch dismantling of what was once the world’s largest steel mill. Figure out how to clean up a 3,100-acre site where
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Board of Public Works Approves Funding for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water
Dec 03, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT: Jay Apperson(410) 537-3003jay.apperson@maryland.gov Board of Public Works Approves Funding for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay Grants and loan will reduce pollution, improve water quality BALTIMORE, MD (Dec. 3, 2014) – The Maryland Board of Public Works approved more than $7 million in funding today to upgrade a wastewater
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