Maryland Department of the Environment

With that settlement, the city will also enter into a consent decree that includes a timeline for repairs and upgrades at both the Patapsco and Back River wastewater treatment facilities.

The attorney general described it as one of the largest fines for environmental crimes in the state’s history.

A ban on political candidates using cryptocurrency, expanded voting powers for Baltimore City and County student board of education members and the removal of MTA fares from rising and falling with inflation go into effect Saturday.

The Baltimore City Fire Department ruled that the explosion was “accidental.”

Friday brought some relief has air quality levels dropped from code red to yellow.

Clean Harbors will treat the water at their local facility and then send it back to Ohio.

Fleischmann's Vinegar Company Inc. is accused of polluting Jones Falls stream in Baltimore City as chemicals used to manufacture white vinegar were released into the waterway that eventually flows into the Chesapeake Bay.

The Maryland Department of the Environment announced a proposed civil penalty settlement with ABF Freight System, which operates a trucking hub near Bascom Creek in Howard County and seeks public comment about the proposed deal.

The $300 million project promises residents 150 jobs but some question whether potential environmental upset is worth it.

A 20-year decline has dramatically increased in the last six years