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Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Transmission line project threatens 500 acres of protected land

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A new report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) suggests that a proposed Maryland transmission line project would threaten over 500 acres of protected land, including forests and wetlands. According to a Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) report, the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, a proposed 70-mile transmission line through Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Counties, would threaten over 500 acres of […]

Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ remains average in size in 2024

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone, an area of hypoxia where low oxygen levels can’t sustain life, was about average in size in 2024, according to a release from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The annual report, released by the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program, comes as leaders in the region prepare to meet in December to discuss the Bay’s cleanup efforts […]

Councilman Marks: 35 additional acres preserved along Bird River

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—On Monday, November 18, the Baltimore County Council approved securing 35 acres of land under the state’s Rural Legacy Program, permanently protecting undeveloped land at 736 Earls Beach Road in the Bird River Beach area. This creates a continuous area of 389 acres protected from development, helping to ensure less damage to the Bird River, which has historically […]

Tractor-trailer crash with fuel spill shuts down MD 152 in Fallston

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

FALLSTON, MD—Crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer crash on MD 152. The crash occurred at around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12 along Fallston Road between Watervale Road and Connolly Road. MD 152 has been shut down and hazmat crews are working to clean up leaking fuel. A medevac helicopter is responding to the scene and additional medical […]

Wildfires in Aberdeen prompt Code Orange for Baltimore area

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality alert for the Baltimore on Monday, November 4th. The Code Orange is being issued due to wildfires that are raging in the area of Aberdeen Proving Ground. “APG Fire, Aberdeen Test Center, and the Maryland National Guard are currently monitoring a range fire within the testing […]

Maryland Department of the Environment opens application period for grants to purchase electric school buses

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment is now accepting applications for $3 million in grants to purchase electric school buses, in a move to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The grants will fund the replacement of diesel buses with electric buses. “As we build the green economy and a healthier future, our schoolchildren are a great […]

Forecasters warn of elevated wildfire danger in Maryland on Saturday

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says elevated fire conditions are expected throughout Maryland on Saturday, October 26, due to dry conditions and gusty winds – especially between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Relative humidity values of around 30 percent are expected along with sustained northwesterly winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts of 25 to 30 mph. This will […]

Baltimore County kicks off 2024 Fall Litter Blitz