While municipalities and public works agencies throughout Maryland struggle to repair crumbling water mains and stop sewage spills, they face another rapidly growing infrastructure problem. In this…
On Capitol Hill this week - Congressman Elijah Cummings had some tough questions for major health insurance executives. The Maryland Democrat is trying to figure out how private insurers decide whom…
From Baltimore to Cumberland, from the Washington suburbs to Cambridge, sewer system operators are under state and federal orders to stop the spills that have damaged Chesapeake Bay tributaries over…
The Environmental Protection Agency was to release today a series of recommendations to jump-start Chesapeake Bay clean up efforts. It didn’t. Instead, Maryland Senator Ben Cardin released his own…
Thousands of miles of pipes carry drinking water to millions of customers in metropolitan Baltimore and Washington. But the pipes are as much as a century old, many of them have been poorly…
Earlier this year, the FBI ranked Baltimore as the nation’s second most-violent city. Homicides — which were at a 20-year low — continue to be a major concern. Figures for juvenile violence,…
A coalition of environmental groups delivered to the Environmental Protection Agency this morning 19-thousand signatures on postcards and letters calling for stronger federal action to clean up…
The murder trial of Baltimore City Councilman Ken Harris was slated to begin in Baltimore City Circuit Court today, but was postponed. WYPR’s Donna Marie Owens reports.
Almost a year after he was slain during a holdup in Northeast Baltimore, the alleged killers of former Councilman Ken Harris are scheduled to go on trial today. WYPR’s Fraser Smith reports.
Many Maryland and Virginia small business owners want health care reform so they can afford to insure their employees. They fear they won’t be able to grow or attract good workers without it. Sara…
