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Green discord over storm-water deal

Builders complained it was costly and unfair to make projects already in the development pipeline comply with the new rules, which require leaving more land open to let rainfall soak in, instead of being collected in large surface ponds or underground ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  11 Mar 2010

Talking trash in B'more

In case anyone hasn't been around Baltimore's waterfront lately, the Inner Harbor is frequently awash in floating and submerged trash.   That should be no surprise even to landlubbers, given the litter readily seen in alleys and vacant lots, in street ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency

A disposable bag fee for the Bay?

While Baltimore lawmakers appear to be backing away from regulating disposable bags in the city, some legislators in Annapolis want to require merchants statewide to charge customers a nickel per bag for most throwaway sacks they now get for free to ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  10 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Senate Finance Committee

Storm passing over storm-water rules?

The rules, written to carry out a storm-water law adopted in 2007, would require builders to leave more of their sites unpaved so rainfall would soak into the ground, discouraging the current practice of collecting runoff in large ponds or underground ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  9 Mar 2010

A new growth plan for Maryland?

Feel like growth and development in Maryland could be better thought-out and managed? The state Department of Planning intends to write a statewide growth plan over the next year and wants to hear from the public on how economic and population growth ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  8 Mar 2010

Watermen harvest "ghost" crab pots

Maryland's watermen are pulling in a little extra income while retrieving some of the thousands of crab pots they lose every year in the Chesapeake Bay. I wrote a story about the effort in The Baltimore Sun, which you can read here. But as a bonus, ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  6 Mar 2010

A test for eliminating childhood lead poisoning?

Health advocates are making another push to beef up Maryland's 16-year-old law to protect children from lead-paint poisoning, arguing that more needs to be done to ensure the safety of youngsters living in the state's large stock of older rental ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  5 Mar 2010

Bag the bag ban in B'more

Councilman James B. Kraft, a Democrat representing Canton, outlined his new approach at a City Council committee work session on Thursday, where he explained that he wanted to revise the ban he'd proposed and work with retailers to discourage the free ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  5 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Safeway Inc.

A storm-water cleanup fee in your future?

What's clean water and a healthy Chesapeake Bay worth to you?  Lawmakers in Annapolis are eyeing legislation that would require every city, county and town in Maryland to assess a "stormwater remediation fee" on all property owners. Environmental ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  2 Mar 2010

Dumping on manure, chemical fertilizer

Which is worse for the nation's environment - animal manure or chemical fertilizer?  According to a story today in the Washington Post, the waste generated by farms raising cattle, hogs, chickens and turkeys is getting into the water (and air) in ...

From TIM WHEELER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  1 Mar 2010

Related Topics: Washington Post Company

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