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PRESS RELEASE: Blue Water Baltimore Alerts MDE to Major Deficiencies at Baltimore’s Wastewater Treatment Plants

ByBWB Communications

August 30, 2021 Contact Alice Volpitta, Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper with Blue Water Baltimore (410) 236-9136 [email protected]   Blue Water Baltimore Alerts MDE to Major Deficiencies at Baltimore’s Wastewater Treatment Plants  Baltimore, MD – Blue Water Baltimore, home of the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, has provided results of our ongoing water quality monitoring program to the Maryland…

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Blue Water Baltimore Seeks New Executive Director

ByBWB Communications

Blue Water Baltimore has accomplished a lot in the last eight years. Under the leadership of Jenn Aiosa as a board member and then Executive Director, we helped Baltimore City make huge strides in responding to sewage overflows and backups, completed the region’s largest voluntary private stormwater infrastructure project with MedStar Harbor Hospital, developed our…

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Baltimore City Rolls Out Direct Assistance Program for Sewage Cleanups

ByBWB Communications

Download this press release New Mayor Hears Residents’ and Advocates’ Call for Improved Sewage Backup Support Today, Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works announced the launch of a new Sewage Onsite Support (SOS) Cleanup Program. This announcement marks an important step in the right direction by the new  administration, and…

New Mayor, New Momentum 

ByBWB Communications

This winter, I had the honor of serving on Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s Transition Committee on Environment and Sustainability. This committee was comprised of leaders from across Baltimore working on issues related to solid waste reduction, climate change mitigation, renewable energy, healthy food access and water – drinking water, waste water, stormwater, and the health of our waterways.   It was an intense, and…

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Celebrating Black History, Looking Forward to Black Futures

ByBWB Communications

Happy Black History Month! There is a lot to celebrate this month, and as an environmental organization, we would like to highlight Black Americans’ long and continued history in the push for environmental equity. The Roots of Environmental Justice   The Environmental Protection Agency recognizes environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of…

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Celebrating 2020: Monitoring & Advocacy

ByBWB Communications

2020 was a year like no other for water quality monitoring and advocacy in Baltimore, and we are proud of our accomplishments and flexibility during such a tumultuous time. We continued our water quality monitoring program despite the many challenges of COVID, utilizing our in-house rapid bacteria setup to continue processing bacteria samples. We hosted…

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Advocacy Update: Trees, Sewage Backups, Oh My!

ByBWB Communications

The last few months at Blue Water Baltimore have been packed with important advocacy efforts in Baltimore City. We asked you to take action in support of the city’s trees and to speak out against sewage backups — and you did big time!  We have some exciting progress to share on these two issues. These…

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8 Ways to Love Mother Earth on Mother’s Day

ByBWB Communications

Happy Mother’s Day from Blue Water Baltimore! Today is the day we celebrate all the mothers in our lives, whether it’s our biological mothers, or the women in our lives that have been there for us through thick and thin. However, there’s another mother we should remember today: Mother Earth.  While she can’t do your…

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In the wake of COVID-19, sewage backups are more dangerous than ever before

ByAlice Volpitta

Sewage backups and overflows in Baltimore have been a major concern for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this issue that much more apparent.  Many residents who experience backups can’t afford the up-front cost of cleanup and disinfection, so they do the job themselves. But we know that COVID-19 – or SARS-CoV-2 – is potentially…