Environment

by Fern ShenOct 6, 2026

South Baltimore community members had lined up university experts to oversee testing and assess health impacts. Then, the state backed out.

Oct 5, 2026

Part 1: Citing toxic ash, residents again call for the BRESCO incinerator to be shut down

As MDE announces closure of one aging medical waste incinerator, communities blast the state for allowing Baltimore City’s even older and bigger incinerator to live on.

Sep 30, 2026

Curtis Bay medical waste company is closing incinerator operations following years of community opposition

Pushed by persistent pollution reporting by local residents, Maryland officials will announce tomorrow a settlement agreement by the company to stop functioning as an incinerator. UPDATED

Sep 24, 2026

Baltimore County approves 10 more years of BRESCO trash burning. Will Baltimore City do the same?

Mayor Brandon Scott once promised that Baltimore’s ten-year contract with the polluting facility would be its last. But that will mean working aggressively to find other ways to deal with city garbage.

Sep 5, 2026

Move over Bradford pear, the Tuliptree is Baltimore’s new official city tree

Six strong candidates vied for the honor, but online voters chose the towering, flowering Liriodendron tulipifera to replace the now frowned-upon Bradford pear.

Jul 29, 2026

MDE issues a pollution violation, but says source of the discharge into Stony Run remains unknown

There was no odor, a Maryland Department of the Environment inspector said, speculating that the source may be a flocculant or coagulant used for treatment of sediment-laden water on construction sites.

Special SeriesMay 15, 2026

Middle Branch shoreline makeover starting to take shape in South Baltimore

Apr 3, 2026

Citing a history of stormwater violations, Chesapeake Bay Foundation urges city to deny waiver for Hopkins DSAI

Mar 13, 2026

Tests confirm another lead-paint-flaking bridge in Baltimore, the fourth identified in Maryland

Special SeriesMar 10, 2026

Maxed-out Baltimore sewage plant triggers development moratorium in Anne Arundel County

Mar 4, 2026

With city officials no-shows, lawmakers tour garbage pile sitting at DOT facility

Mar 3, 2026

Two more Baltimore-area bridges confirmed to be shedding lead paint flakes

Mar 2, 2026

Despite months of complaints, a garbage pile on city-owned property near the Jones Falls remains

Feb 27, 2026

Baltimore residents demand reimbursement for “nauseating” sewage backups

Feb 23, 2026

Mid-Atlantic mega-storm is mild-mannered in Baltimore

Feb 20, 2026

Paint flakes falling from the 28th Street Bridge contain lead and are hazardous, MDE says

Feb 19, 2026

Amid worsening odor from the Back River plant, reports that sewage sludge has been backing up again

Feb 7, 2026

Flaking orange paint from the 28th Street Bridge is littering Falls Road and the Jones Falls

Jan 16, 2026

Citing “affordability,” DPW defends moving sewage consent decree deadline to 2046

Jan 15, 2026

Another 16-year delay to end sewage overflows in Baltimore? Advocacy group says enough is enough

Sep 23, 2025

Latest Baltimore fishkill leaves tens of thousands of dead menhaden floating around the harbor

Sep 3, 2025

Scott administration seeks to push back the sewer consent decree deadline from 2030 to 2046

Sep 1, 2025

Blue Water Baltimore weighs in, opposing the Sisson Street trash facility relocation plan

Aug 27, 2025

Maryland’s new stormwater permit is finally out and it’s disappointing