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Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Thursday in Baltimore

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD— The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Thursday in the Baltimore area. The alert covers Baltimore City and southern Baltimore County, including most of the NottinghamMD.com coverage area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering […]

MDE, Baltimore leadership reach agreement on corrections at Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment and Baltimore leadership have reached an agreement that charts a course for continued progress at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The revised order, issued by MDE Secretary Horacio Tablada and consented to by Baltimore City, requires the city to cooperate with MES in order to prevent or correct water pollution and ensure […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Tuesday in Baltimore area

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]

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Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Monday in Baltimore area

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Monday for the Baltimore metro area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]

Maryland Board of Public Works approves more than $20 million in grants to reduce Chesapeake Bay pollution, improve water quality

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved more than $20 million in grants to reduce pollution and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. The Board is composed of Governor Larry Hogan, Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp, and Comptroller Peter Franchot. “These are smart investments to protect public health and prevent water pollution in Maryland communities and the […]

Heat Advisory, Air Quality Alert issued for Friday

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The Heat Advisory has now been upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory as well as an Air Quality Alert for the Nottingham area on Friday. Heat index values on Friday will be around 105 to 109 degrees. On Saturday and Sunday, heat index […]

Contaminant levels in Carney drinking water fall to normal levels

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

Contaminant levels in Carney-area drinking water have returned to normal, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, which oversees the water supply in parts of Baltimore County. Samples from July 2014 to June 2015 showed the drinking water at the Carney testing site had 61 parts per billion of haloacetic acid (HAA). The legal limit is 60 parts […]

STUDY: White Marsh Run filled with fecal waste

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

If you’ve been thinking about taking a swim in some local waterways, you might want to think about the timing of that dip. Reent tests by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found fecal matter measurements that were up to 450 times higher than federal safety limits at some Maryland swimming holes. The foundation tested the water for harmful bacteria after heavy […]

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