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Maryland fends off plan to have wastewater from Ohio train derailment treated at Baltimore facility – WTOP News
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The plan was to have 675,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater rolling from East Palestine, Ohio, to Maryland by Thursday.
The plan was to have 675,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater on its solution to Maryland from East Palestine, Ohio, by Thursday.
However that plan got here to a screeching halt Tuesday after Maryland state and congressional lawmakers objected and Baltimore Metropolis Mayor Brandon Scott moved to dam the cargo.
On Tuesday, Clear Harbors, the corporate dealing with contaminated runoff and wastewater from the location of the Norfolk Southern prepare derailment in Ohio final month, issued a press release saying it was now not planning to ship the wastewater to Baltimore for eventual therapy on the Again River Wastewater Therapy Plant in Dundalk.
The Again River therapy facility, owned and operated by Baltimore Metropolis, has had a troubled historical past — the newest episode associated to an explosion on the location lower than two weeks in the past.
Doug Myers, a senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Basis, instructed WTOP that it was shocking that the Again River plant can be thought of for dealing with any of the wastewater from Ohio.
“We simply had a plant explosion at Again River, and 70% of the biosolids dealing with capability was erased in sooner or later,” Myers stated, including that the notion of getting the therapy plant deal with the contaminated water proper after the explosion on the facility was “ridiculous.”
Scott moved to have officers modify the allow, successfully blocking Clear Harbor’s capacity to ship the poisonous waste to town. However it’s not only a Baltimore Metropolis challenge.
“It’s a nationwide challenge when you’ve a poisonous spill,” Myers stated. However the runoff, he added, has to go someplace, and “It impacts communities regardless of the place it goes.”
The issues on the Again River facility, together with staffing and upkeep points, have been watched intently by environmentalists involved concerning the well being of the Chesapeake Bay for years.
“We depend on the Again River Wastewater Therapy Plant, as the largest one within the state, to satisfy our bay cleanup targets,” Myers stated.
Baltimore and Maryland officers aren’t the one ones to push again on the prospect of getting wastewater from the derailment web site despatched to their communities. The Environmental Safety Company has been overseeing the shipments and communities in different states, together with Michigan and Texas.
Maryland state lawmakers say their issues about air pollution don’t finish with the choice by Clear Harbors to not ship the wastewater from Ohio to Baltimore.
In a information launch Tuesday, Baltimore County state delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki thanked Baltimore Metropolis officers for shifting to dam the acceptance of the wastewater from Ohio however wrote, “The work isn’t over but; the delegates are nonetheless working with Sen. Mary Washington and different colleagues to go laws to take a more in-depth have a look at this challenge.”
The difficulty is bipartisan: Washington is a Democrat; Szeliga and Nawrocki are Republicans. In Tuesday’s assertion, Szeliga stated, “Nobody trusts the growing older sanitary sewer strains and the Again River Plant to efficiently deal with poisonous water in a state remotely acceptable to run into the Chesapeake Bay.”
In a press release to WTOP, Washington stated, “Now we have demonstrated that we aren’t powerless to take a stand towards additional degrading our waterways and ecosystems. I wish to guarantee the individuals of Maryland of my continued curiosity on this challenge — not simply on this case but additionally on wastewater discharge and coverage extra broadly, and the way it impacts our communities.”
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Partial victory in effort to preserve historic Black cemetery in Maryland
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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