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State tries to cope with backlog of pollution violation cases
— Charles S. Long was upset to discover that a bulldozer had cleared the land next to his, knocking down trees and uprooting day lilies on his property in the process. A state inspector also found problems with the clearing project: It lacked a...Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Crime, Law and Justice, Caroline County (Maryland), Judges, Laws
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Troubled study at heart of therapy debate
With $30 million of taxpayer money, researchers set out to conduct one of the largest studies ever of an alternative medical treatment, a controversial therapy for coronary artery disease.
The project was marred with problems from beginning to end....Tags: Criminals, Diseases and Illnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Northwestern University, Research
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State trying to cope with backlog of pollution violation cases
FEDERALSBURG — Charles S. Long was upset to discover that a bulldozer had cleared the land next to his, knocking down trees and uprooting day lilies on his property in the process.
A state inspector also found problems with the clearing project: It...Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Caroline County (Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Laws
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Council, residents weigh in on allowing artificial turf in front yards
Holding a bag of fertilizer and a bottle of weed killer in the air, Councilman Ara Najarian used what he called two examples of poison to convince his colleagues to allow artificial turf in residential front yards. “Real grass is as unnatural as...Tags: Energy Saving, Health, Physical Conditions
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Mayor: faux grass may contain varying levels of toxins
Mayor Laura Friedman on Tuesday took issue with a report by an environmental testing firm that showed lead levels in artificial turf at city sports fields was far below federal standards.
Friedman has cited potential health hazards presented by high...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Politics, Health, Elections
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Get the lead out
Lead poisoning. Two words that strike fear in any caring parent, and two words you don't expect to hear associated with homes built in the past several decades. Largely successful projects to eliminate lead paint chips from old homes were high profile to...Tags: Crimes, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Painting
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Baby Admitted To Hospital After Severe Lead Poisoning
News ReporterA ten-month old baby is at the DeVos Children’s Hospital after a severe case of lead poisoning that was discovered last week in Grand Rapids. Nyi-Cear Vance was admitted on Saturday after a blood lead level of 50, said her mother 17-year old...Tags: Rentals, Hospitals and Clinics, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Kennedy Krieger sued over lead paint study
In a class action lawsuit filed Thursday, Kennedy Krieger Institute is accused of exposing poor black children to "dangerous levels" of lead as part of a housing experiment in the 1990s. The suit, filed Thursday in Baltimore City Circuit Court by...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Health, File Sharing, Renovation, Painting
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Lead poisoning cases decline in Md., but gaps remain
Lead poisoning, once widespread, appears on the way to becoming a rarity among children living in old rental housing in Baltimore and the rest of Maryland. But the problem is growing among youngsters who live in owner-occupied and newer rental homes,...Tags: Rentals, Health, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Renovation, Painting
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Residents try to protect their artificial turf
Code enforcement officials have issued six notices of violation to residents who, despite a citywide ban approved nearly three months ago, kept their artificial front lawns.
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Mayoral challengers sound off on crime
Challengers to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake seized Tuesday on the Fourth of July violence — including the fatal stabbing of an Alabama man and the shooting of a 4-year-old boy around the fireworks display at the Inner Harbor — saying the...Tags: Otis Rolley, Interior Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Science and Technology, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III
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Baltimore housing authority racking up legal bills for lead cases
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City often cites a lack of funds to explain its refusal to pay nearly $12 million in court-ordered judgments to former public housing residents who suffered permanent lead-paint poisoning as children. But the city's...Tags: Fines, University of Baltimore, Judges, Legal Service, Business Enterprises
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