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Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes

The move comes after an E. coli outbreak last year in Baltimore’s drinking water and “catastrophic failures” at its two wastewater treatment facilities.

By Aman Azhar

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore gives his first State of the State address at the Maryland State House on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
A wastewater treatment facility in Frederick, Maryland. Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Toxic Releases From Industrial Facilities Compound Maryland’s Water Woes, a New Report Found

By Aman Azhar

View along the Patapsco River in downtown Baltimore on April 9, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

Baltimore’s ‘Catastrophic Failures’ at Wastewater Treatment Have Triggered a State Takeover, a Federal Lawsuit and Citizen Outrage

By Aman Azhar

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