An alliance of Waterkeepers responsible for protecting the Anacostia, Potomac and Patuxent rivers are petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to remove Maryland’s environmental oversight authority in light of the state’s failure to properly protect the Chesapeake Bay from pollution.
Ordinarily, the Environmental Protection Agency reserves oversight authority for state environmental activities. In some cases, the EPA can delegate that authority to state environmental agencies if the state proves it can properly enforce …
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Starting this month, DC is banning the use or sale of coal-tar pavement products. Coal-tar products are used to seal pavement and contain toxic chemicals that are carried by rain water into the Anacostia, Potomac and Chesapeake. According to the DC Department of the Environment, coal-tar alternatives are readily available.
The ban was prompted by scientific research which found that dust from parking lots sealed with coal-tar products contained 80 times more …
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