A fly-by-night assault on mosquitoes
The sun begins its descent toward distant pines as Paul Nuwer taxis the white, twin-engine turboprop plane onto Runway 3-4 at Cambridge Dorchester Municipal Airport. Nuwer revs the engines to...
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Harford expects good things of base decisions
Aberdeen Proving Ground, the sprawling military base known as the engine that pulls Harford County's economy, is expected to have an even greater impact as it stands to gain new...
Barley viewed as a high-gas-price solution
MARYLAND grain farmers think they have the solution to easing the country's dependence on imported oil and high gasoline prices that are only expected to increase as the summer travel...
Traces of MTBE found at more Harford sites
Traces of gasoline contamination have been found in the water wells at four additional Harford County gasoline stations, the county's health officer told the County Council last night. The report...
Harford weighs MTBE reaction
Harford County Executive James M. Harkins says he might propose a moratorium on new gas stations in all or part of the county until investigators determine the source of a...
State releases map of wells tainted by gasoline additive
In a policy shift, the Maryland Department of the Environment has released a map of the properties in the Upper Crossroads area of Harford County where wells have been contaminated...
Harford well problem among Md.’s largest
Tests have revealed extremely high levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical in the ground water -- up to 26,000 parts per billion -- at an Exxon gas station in the...
More wells test positive for chemical
The number of wells in the Upper Crossroads section of Harford County with traces of a potentially cancer-causing chemical continues to grow, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment....
More tainted wells found
Testing of wells in a Harford County community has found a potentially cancer-causing chemical in the drinking water of at least 11 more homes and businesses, bringing to 28 the...
17 Upper Crossroads wells contaminated, tests find
At least 17 wells in the Upper Crossroads community have been contaminated with a toxic substance that may have leaked from a gasoline service station, according to state and county...