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Maryland leaders question plan to treat contaminated wastewater in Dundalk
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BALTIMORE — The Maryland Division of the Setting is making an attempt to guarantee the general public that the plan to deal with two million gallons of water contaminated by a prepare derailment in Palestine, Ohio, poses no hazard to the state, however native leaders nonetheless have questions.
In an announcement, division employees mentioned that the extent of contaminants within the water “are so low that the water will not be thought-about to be hazardous waste.”
These contaminants “will probably be absolutely eliminated” in the course of the remedy course of, employees mentioned.
Metropolis leaders discovered on Thursday that pretreated wastewater can be despatched to the Again River Wastewater Therapy Plant—a city-run facility based mostly in Dundalk, Maryland.
The town-run facility, positioned in Baltimore County, has been underneath non permanent state management as a result of compliance and allow points. Final week, an explosion occurred on-site at a contractor constructing, however nobody was injured.
The method of overseeing the contaminated water will probably be overseen by the state, division employees mentioned.
“The Maryland Division of the Setting will proceed to train regulatory oversight of the Again River Wastewater Therapy Plant and can work intently with Baltimore Metropolis and Baltimore County officers to observe the remedy course of and shield each public well being and the setting,” Maryland Division of the Setting spokesman Jay Apperson mentioned. “We will even proceed to work with the federal authorities to make sure now we have the sources and staffing wanted to deal with remedy.”
Mayor Baltimore Scott and Baltimore County Government Johnny Olszewski mentioned on Friday that they view the state of affairs as a sign that the troubled Again River plant is heading in the right direction.
As of Friday, the Ohio EPA reported that round eight million gallons of wastewater have been hauled out of city.
Now, native leaders are in search of a authorized opinion from the legal professional basic and have raised considerations with federal officers about being left at midnight.
“That’s one thing I’ve raised to the best ranges of the federal authorities: that we must always have higher communication over issues like this—and we all know that we are able to and can sooner or later,” Scott mentioned.
In Baltimore County, delegates Kathy Szeliga (R) and Ryan Nawrocki (R) issued a joint assertion on Friday during which they rejected the poisonous waste.
“As a member of the Setting and Transportation Committee, I’ve heard numerous hours of testimony concerning the continuous failures on the Again River Wastewater Therapy Plant in Dundalk,” Nawrocki mentioned. “This remedy plant has a historical past of sewage overflows. They definitely shouldn’t be trusted to course of poisonous waste into Maryland’s best pure useful resource.”
“That’s one thing I’ve raised to the best ranges of the federal authorities: that we must always have higher communication over issues like this—and we all know that we are able to and can sooner or later,” Scott mentioned.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) mentioned he, too, was in search of instant solutions from the EPA, resembling the way it got here round to the conclusion that they will guarantee the well being and security of Marylanders won’t be put in danger.
“I have been in touch with them and native officers in Baltimore Metropolis and County,” Van Hollen mentioned. He mentioned that no plan ought to be finalized till native leaders are capable of get passable solutions.
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Maryland
Montgomery County man dies after altercation with neighbor, family seeks answers
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GERMANTOWN, Md. – A Germantown man has passed away following a heated altercation with his neighbor nearly three weeks ago.
Montgomery County police reported that 40-year-old Marvin Guevara died over the weekend at a nearby hospital.
Guevara’s family is grappling with his sudden death, awaiting the results of an autopsy to understand what led to his tragic end.
“I really thought my dad was going to make it. He’s a really strong man. WAS a really strong man,” said Marvin Guevara Jr., Guevara’s son.
Guevara Sr. had been hospitalized for 17 days, fighting for his life after an argument turned physical with his next-door neighbor.
“My dad got hurt really bad,” added Guevara Jr.
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According to Guevara Jr., who rushed to their home on Bucklodge Road in Boyds upon learning of the incident, his father was dizzy and struggling after sustaining multiple punches to the head during the dispute.
Police indicated that the altercation escalated when a female neighbor confronted Guevara about his dogs, which had wandered into her backyard.
The confrontation turned violent when the neighbor allegedly struck Guevara in the head.
Guevara’s daughter-in-law, who witnessed the incident, described the neighbor as attacking him from behind, causing him to collapse.
Video footage captured the tense aftermath, with voices heard urging Guevara to leave their property.
FOX 5 reached out to the neighbor for comment, who responded defensively, claiming Guevara had been trespassing.
Despite the family’s grief, no arrests have been made yet.
Police are awaiting the results of the autopsy from the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the official cause of Guevara’s death.
“He was a wonderful person; always smiled. He was always there for others – always had a good heart,” Guevara Jr. remembered his father.
Maryland
Team Maryland Announces $2.5 Million to Bolster School-Based Medicaid & CHIP Services for Children – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.5 million in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services funding to bolster school-based health services for Maryland children.
Made available through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the federal dollars will be used to enhance facilities, recruit health care providers, and develop systems to further reinvest in growing school-based health care offerings for students. School-based health care allows children and adolescents – especially those in underserved communities – to access critical primary, preventive, mental, and behavioral health care in convenient, trusted settings, and has been shown to have positive impacts on both the health and academic outcomes of students.
“Investing in the health and wellbeing of our children is an investment in our future,” said the lawmakers. “Team Maryland has long fought to secure stronger, more expansive health benefits for children, particularly through Medicaid and CHIP, and this federal funding will help further that mission.”
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Maryland
Warm and bright weather ahead of unsettled pattern in Maryland
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