In Baltimore’s waterfront neighborhoods, flooding is so common that many residents view it as an inevitable nuisance. Some families who have lived along the water for generations have seen dozens of floods and storm surges and have chosen to stay. If sea levels in the Chesapeake Bay region rise 2 to 5 feet this century, as researchers predict, Baltimore neighborhoods would be inundated — along with the 11,700 to 13,000 houses and apartments constructed on those blocks, according to a Capital News Service analysis.
Day: July 30, 2013
Cardin disappointed in Obamacare delay
Sen. Ben Cardin, a strong advocate for 2010 Affordable Care Act, said that he was disappointed in the Obama administration for delaying the penalty on large employers who don’t offer insurance. Cardin told a roundtable of health care providers in Waldorf on Monday, “I was kind of disappointed. I was hoping that we could implement it.”
State Roundup, July 30, 2013
As stormwater fees take effect, one Baltimore County church seeks relief from bill; public meeting to focus on power plants’ performance; 78% of Maryland roads called fair to good; state Sen. Frosh to challenge Del. Cardin for Democratic nomination for Attorney General; $1 million judgment against Julius “Robocall” Henson stands; and state rules that Baltimore City finance board violated transparency laws over Harbor Point closed meeting.
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