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A day after thousands of gallons of oil overflowed into the water in Baltimore’s Harbor East area, officials from multiple agencies said Thursday that they have contained the spill in what Gov. Wes ...
Environmental experts said the oil spill could have been more damaging under different circumstances: The section into which the diesel flowed is somewhat enclosed on three sides, keeping the ...
During a storm in 1976, a barge partially sank near the mouth of the Potomac River, spilling 250,000 gallons of oil into the Chesapeake Bay and killing 20,000 to 50,000 waterfowl. Environmental ...
The cause of a fuel spill in Harbor East earlier this month is still under investigation. The Maryland Department of the ...
While the long-term effects of Wednesday’s 5,000-gallon oil spill in the Baltimore Harbor are unknown, the city’s jewel has seen much worse. In August 1975, a Shell Oil barge leaked 135,000 ...
Officials said the water is red because there is dye in the fuel, but there is no impact to the area’s drinking water.
A Johns Hopkins spokesperson added that it is reviewing how the tanks spilled fuel into the harbor. Cleanup of Baltimore fuel spill . The state says 18,000 gallons of oil-water mixture have been ...
The oil spill plaguing Baltimore Harbor and originating from a pipeline more than a mile away is a reminder of the massive network of underground pipes and wires running underneath the city ...
For decades, I responded to oil spills as part of my job at NOAA. With incoming cuts, our abilities to do this crucial work ...
A coordinated response is underway following a 2,000-gallon diesel spill in Harbor East, caused by the overfilling of fuel tanks at a Johns Hopkins Hospital facility. Officials from Baltimore City ...
Multiple Maryland and Baltimore City agencies are responding to a 2,000-gallon fuel spill that began Wednesday in Harbor East, officials said. Skip to content NOWCAST 11 News Sunday Morning ...
While the long-term effects of Wednesday’s 2,000-gallon oil spill in the Baltimore Harbor are unknown, the city’s jewel has seen much worse. In August 1975, a Shell Oil barge leaked 135,000 ...