Fresh Water, Foul Sewage

Environmentby Fern ShenMar 24, 2023

Environmentalists decry plan to bring East Palestine derailment water to Baltimore

Critics call it wrong – even “crazy” – to send contaminated water from the Ohio train disaster to the troubled Back River sewage plant. Scott calls it assisting in “a national emergency.”

Special SeriesMar 22, 2023

Is Baltimore’s public works director angling for the job he resigned from?

DPW watchers are pondering the meaning of Jason Mitchell’s now extended tenure, and the mayor’s remarks about “looking forward to continuing to work with him.”

Crime & JusticeMar 21, 2023

Juan Dixon is out of a job after firing by Coppin State, while player who sued him is thriving in Georgia

Ibn Williams just completed a successful season at Morehouse College, where he played point guard for the Maroon Tigers, his attorney says.

Special SeriesMar 20, 2023

Back River’s sewage sludge problems were well known for years

PART 2: Baltimore drew national mockery in 1989 with its “poo poo choo choo,” a trainload of sewage sludge that raised a stink in a series of southern states. “Biosolids management” problems are cropping up again.

Special SeriesMar 20, 2023

Advocates call sludge-clogged Back River sewage plant “a ticking time bomb”

PART 1: After last week’s explosion at the Baltimore-run facility, environmental groups and a local lawmaker fear the systemic problems behind the blast still have not been corrected.

Mar 17, 2023

Locust Point residents dumbfounded by Under Armour plan to sell community garden plot to developers

Moving its headquarters to Port Covington, the sports apparel giant is selling off the local parcels it owns in South Baltimore, including one where a community/corporate partnership has flourished.