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Attorney General Frosh sues Monsanto for long-lasting harm from PCBs on Maryland’s natural resources

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BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for the harm that chemicals the company manufactured have caused, and continue to cause, to Maryland’s land, waters, fish, and wildlife. The lawsuit seeks to recover damages and clean-up costs associated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the suit alleges that […]

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Governor Hogan announces agreement with Exelon on Conowingo Dam

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ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced a comprehensive agreement between the Maryland Department of the Environment and Exelon Generation Company, LLC, which requires Exelon to invest more than $200 million in environmental projects and operational enhancements to improve water quality in the lower Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay. The agreement settles Exelon’s legal challenges to the water quality […]

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Maryland submits Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan

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BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland has developed a comprehensive plan for the next steps in continued progress in restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan — submitted on Friday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — was developed to meet Maryland’s pollution reduction targets by 2025 as part of a multi-state bay restoration effort. Maryland developed the plan […]

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DNR: invasive ‘frankenfish’ population growing in Maryland

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BALTIMORE, MD – A partnership overseeing fish passage at the Conowingo Dam reports that 81 northern snakeheads were caught in the dam’s fish lift this spring, a dramatic increase after only one snakehead was found there the past two years. While all known snakeheads were stopped and dispatched before reaching the dam’s reservoir, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and […]

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Thunderstorm Watch, Flash Flood Watch issued for Nottingham area

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With the exception of Thursday, the wet week in the Nottingham area will continue on Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch as well as a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Nottingham and the surrounding communities. The watches go until 10 p.m. this evening and include the possibility of ping-pong-ball-sized hail, scattered wind gusts up to 65MPH, and […]

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