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People stand on the water with a map of Tangier Island and point

Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff

Leaders Seek Solutions to Protect Tangier Island From Climate Change Threat

Seeking solutions for Tangier Island, one of the country’s communities most at risk from sea level rise, federal, state, and local officials met on Tangier Island on May 30 with Tangier community leaders and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).

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Polluted runoff flows into a stream with green trees on either side.

Bill Portlock

Maryland Fines Eastern Shore Poultry Rendering Plant $15,000 for Pollution Violations

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has levied $15,000 in fines against Darling Ingredients, owner of the Dorchester County Valley Proteins animal waste rendering plant, for repeated violations that could pollute waterways.

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The river winding through downtown Baltimore reflects orange in the sunset.

James Bowers

South Baltimore Advocates File Civil Rights Complaint on Incinerator Pollution Threats

In the fight for environmental justice and cleaner air and water, advocates from South Baltimore have filed a civil rights complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on behalf of people suffering from pollution from Maryland’s largest trash incinerator.

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