MDE News Room

MDE Newsroom

Recent Press Releases

Board of Public Works Approves $1.6 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (02/08/2012)
Nominations Being Taken for 35th Annual Tawes Award (01/30/2012)
Board of Public Works Approves $19 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (01/04/2012)
Delmar's New State-of-the-Art Wastewater Treatment Facility Unveiled (12/20/2011)
**Media Advisory** Delmar's New Wastewater Treatment Facility Unveiled (12/19/2011)
MDE, Attorney General Enter into Agreement with Wheelabrator Baltimore, L.P. to Address Alleged Emissions Violations at Baltimore Facility (12/13/2011)
Board of Public Works Approves Nearly $18 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (12/07/2011)
Department of Environment Issues 51 Enforcement Actions (11/21/2011)
MDE Awards Grand Prize for Lady Gaga Portrait Made from Bottle Caps, Compact Discs, at "Rethink Recycling" Sculpture Contest (11/18/2011)
**Media Advisory** MDE Hosts "Rethink Recycling" Sculpture Contest (11/17/2011)
Areas of Talbot County Waterways Reclassified for Shellfish Harvesting (11/10/2011)
Area Near Cruise Ship Housing St. Mary's College Students Temporarily Closed to Shellfish Harvesting (11/04/2011)
Board of Public Works Approves More than $47 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (11/02/2011)
Area of Tred Avon River Approved for Shellfish Harvesting (10/24/2011)
Area of St. Mary's River Approved for Shellfish Harvesting (10/17/2011)
MDE, Attorney General Enter into Agreement with RG Steel to Address Emissions from Sparrows Point Blast Furnace (10/13/2011)
Study on Sediment behind Conowingo Dam Launched (09/27/2011)
Lead Poisoning Cases Continue Overall Drop, but Number of Cases Linked to Homes Not Covered by Maryland Law Grows (09/20/2011)
MDE Secretary Summers to Announce Results of Lead Poisoning Report (09/19/2011)
National Protect Your Groundwater Day, September 13, Provides Reminder About How to Protect This Valuable Resource (09/13/2011)
Costello Named MDE Deputy Secretary for Policy and Planning (09/09/2011)
Emergency Closure of Shellfish Harvesting in Maryland Waters Expires Saturday for Most Areas (09/01/2011)
Irene Prompts Temporary Closing of Shellfish Harvesting in Maryland Waters (08/26/2011)
Attorney General Gansler and Department of the Environment Prevail in Choptank River Pollution Case, $500,000 Penalty Ordered against Cambridge, MD Country Club (08/11/2011)
Board of Public Works Approves More Than $129 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (08/10/2011)
Department of Environment Issues 79 Enforcement Actions (08/03/2011)
Statement from Governor Martin O’Malley Following President Obama’s Announcement of New Fuel Standards (07/29/2011)
Maryland’s Healthy Air Act Significantly Reducing Air Pollution to Benefit Public Health, Chesapeake Bay (07/21/2011)
Governor O'Malley Names Members of the Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative Advisory Commission (07/19/11)
Vendors Show Off Innovative Approaches, Rockville, Edmonston Win Smart, Green & Growing Awards at Clean Water Trade Show (07/13/11)
MDE to Host Clean Water Innovations Trade Show, Present 2011 Smart, Green, and Growing Awards (07/12/11)
Kinsey Named Deputy Secretary of MDE (06/29/2011)
Department of Environment Issues 38 Enforcement Actions (06/22/2011)
2011 Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards Announced (06/08/2011)
Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards to be Presented (06/06/2011)
Governor O’Malley Announces Study of Marcellus Shale Drilling (06/06/2011)
Board of Public Works Approves More Than $29 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (06/01/2011)
Maryland Working to Keep Beaches, Swimmers Healthy (06/01/2011)
Section of Miles River Reopened for Shellfish Harvesting (05/31/2011)
New Offshore Environmental Assessment Supports Need for Cleanup Measures at Sparrows Point (05/24/2011)
MDE and Petroleum Council Present 34th Annual Tawes Awards for a Clean Environment (05/16/2011)
MDE AND Maryland Petroleum Council Host 34th Tawes Environmental Awards (05/13/2011)
Secretary Summers Again Testifies Before Congress About Marcellus Shale “Fracking” (05/11/2011)
Board of Public Works Approves More Than $14 Million in Grants for Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay (05/04/2011)
Governor Martin O'Malley Announces Robert M. Summers as Maryland's Secretary of Environment (04/28/2011)
States’ Leaders Urge Congress to Fix Federal Toxic Law (04/20/2011)
Department of Environment Issues 34 Enforcement Actions (04/19/2011)
Maryland Green Registry Seeks Nominations for Annual Leadership Awards (04/18/2011)
Revised Maryland Fish Advisories: You Can Eat More Striped Bass (04/13/2011)
MDE to Announce Revised Striped Bass Guidelines (04/12/2011)
Acting Secretary Summers Testifies Before Congress About Marcellus Shale “Fracking” (04/12/2011)
Maryland Announces Monitoring of Air and Water for Trace Amounts of Radioactive Materials Following Japanese Nuclear Incident; Very Small Amounts Detected in Air Pose No Public Health Risk (03/27/2011)

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