Damaged pipes and rising sewer treatment costs are hurting Maryland residents. The ensuing sewage backups are a result of aging pipes, and they’re becoming a real issue throughout Maryland. Due to these problems, the state’s residents have been experiencing basement flooding and raw sewage overflows from their drains, sinks, showers, and toilets for years. Some […]
Month: March 2016
Student Debt Crisis a Hot Topic in Maryland
The United Democrats of Washington County held a panel discussion earlier this month at the Fletcher branch of the Washington County Free Library. The four Millennials from across Western Maryland in attendance cited student-loan debt as a major concern as the current political landscape becomes less and less stable. All panelists were college students or […]
EPA Leads Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Amid Clean Water Act Controversy
Chief Justice John Roberts, of the Supreme Court of the United States, announced last week that SCOTUS will not block a regulation that would limit mercury and other pollutants from power plants. The Court also denied a “pollution diet” proposal for the Chesapeake Bay. The Environmental Protection Agency led the charge on these two decisions. […]
Rare Flower Rediscovered in Maryland After 112 Years
Botany experts are saying that a rare flower in Maryland has been “rediscovered” after disappearing for 112 years. According to the Washington Post, a botanist discovered the flower — the riverbank goldenrod — in Montgomery County, 112 years after it was last seen in Maryland. Although the riverbank goldenrod is fairly old, it’s far from […]
Maryland Introduces ‘Amber’s Law’ to Protect Drivers From Unfair Automaker Practices
In light of the recent record-breaking car recalls and auto safety scandals making headlines, Maryland has introduced a new piece of legislation. Dubbed “Amber’s Law,” the legislation aims to improve the public’s access to key safety and warranty information, as well as challenge unfair car practices of major automakers. Within “Amber’s Law,” there’s also a […]
Poorer Neighborhoods Provide Breeding Ground for More Mosquitoes and Diseases They Carry
Researchers working with the Baltimore Ecosystem Study — a partnership of government agencies, private institutions, and universities, such as the University of Maryland — spent the last three years going door-to-door in five West Baltimore neighborhoods studying the prevalence of mosquitoes. According to The Baltimore Sun, their findings revealed that not only do there tend […]
New Study Finds 1% of Doctors are Responsible for Significant Portion of Medical Malpractice
The fact that a small percentage of doctors are responsible for a significant amount of medical malpractice cases is one of those things that, unfortunately, makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Until now there wasn’t a ton of concrete evidence or data to support the theory. However, a new study published […]