Development
Sparrows Point EPA & MDE Public Information Meeting April 21, 2016
Environment
North Point Road-way Cleanup
An impromptu litter pickup of beer cans, whiskey bottles, fast food bags and wrappers, coffee cups, and so forth were collected this unusually warm February afternoon. Please note a Cleanup Day is being scheduled with dumpsters for the entire community of Fort Howard in the spring. Thanks to all Read more…
County Council
Councilman Crandell Addresses Dumping in Fort Howard
This past summer 2015 Baltimore County Parks Superintendent of the Fort Howard Parks discovered the dike area was heavily polluted with all sort of debris and rubbish. The dike was cleared and a new pad lock has been placed on the yellow gate prohibiting trespassing and dumping activity. Read more…
Development
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Petition Letter to EPA
As part of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint On December 16, 2015 the Chesapeake Bay Foundation hosted a meeting at the Sollers Point Library presenting two environmental study findings of the of the water surrounding Sparrow Point. However the study results are not currently incorporated in the off shore EPA Read more…
Development
Chesapeake Bay Foundation December 16, 2015 Meeting Press Release
CBF filed a lawsuit in 2010 seeking a full investigation and cleanup of pollution at the Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore, Maryland. © 2010 Garth Lens/iLCP Toxic Chemicals in Sediment Continue To Affect the Environment —Beth McGee, CBF Senior Water Quality Scientist, researched contaminated sediments in Baltimore Harbor for Read more…
Environment
Pollution in water, mud near Sparrows Point needs attention, study finds
Pollution in water, mud near Sparrows Point needs attention, study finds Pamela WoodContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun Bay foundation report: Sparrows Point steel mill contaminated creek sediment. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is pressing environmental regulators to address contamination in the creeks surrounding the old Sparrows Point steel mill in Baltimore County Read more…
Development
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Meeting on Sparrows Point Pollution
JOIN US FOR A MEETING ON SPARROWS POINT POLLUTION Get answers on pollution from Sparrows Point at the December 16 meeting Photo copyright Garth Lenz/iLCP Join us Wednesday, December 16! Please remember to add [email protected] to your address book to ensure you get our e-mails! Having trouble reading this e-mail? Read more…