Tag: water
No grass, no crabs: Maryland community grapples with Gunpowder River mud pollution
Beneath an overcast October sky, Theaux Le Gardeur and two researchers buzzed around the Gunpowder River in a motorboat bearing the name “Gunpowder Riverkeeper.”
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Ready for a splash, but what’s in the water? Risk of COVID-19 seems low, but tainted stormwater still poses risks
There are plenty of reasons to stay out of some Chesapeake Bay waters, particularly after a heavy rain. When stormwater hits local waterways, it may be carrying bacteria, toxins, animal waste and even raw sewage. Can it carry the coronavirus too?
Read MoreBlog Update: That $75k was not for bottled water, it was for hybrid trucks
In a blog post this morning about state purchases of bottled water, we listed $75,000 that went to Deer Park from the Maryland Energy Adminstration.
The figure came from the Maryland Funding Accountability & Transparency website. It turns out the money was not for water, but for hybrid trucks, according to Ian Hines with the MEA.
Read MoreBlog: Maryland should kick the bottled water habit, activists say
As Gov. Martin O’Malley testifies at hearings in Annapolis, he often has his trusty three-ring binder in one hand and a plastic bottle of water in the other.
On Tuesday, World Water Day, a small group of environmental activists urged the governor “to kick the bottle out of the State House,” and use the money to invest in the state’s aging water infrastructure.
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