Pepco workers meet to consider strike
About 250 unionized Pepco workers met in Frederick and other locations to vote on a potential strike. Local 1909 president Terry Cross said Pence offered a substandard contract and cited outside contractors and proposed worker medical insurance costs as points of contention. Final vote on a strike was expected late Thursday.
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Potomac Electric Power Co
Pepco
Frederick
Pepcco
Rosecroft Raceway
Maryland
Terry Cross
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Pence
Cross
Dickerson
Washington
Carroll Counties
Pepeo
Poolesville waste plant tops state grant priority
Poolesville is on a top priority list for a state grant to fix major groundwater and stormwater infiltration into the two-year-old wastewater plant. The town faces an EPA consent order and may use the old lagoon for overflow as engineers plan grout and slip lining to seal leaks.
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Poolesville
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
David W. Lake
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Stuart W. Sibold
Kamber Engineering
Kamber
Lake
Water quality in Choptank River improves after spill
State officials report rapid drop in river bacteria from 2400 Sunday to 150 Monday after a two million gallon sewage spill from a Denton pumping station. River deemed safe for swimming. county swimming ban lifted. investigation continues into cause and age of pipe. 142 million gallons partially treated, remainder raw sewage released. plant treats 250000 gallons daily.
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Baltimore
Denton
State Department of Environment
Department
Ray Feldmann
Caroline County
Lester Coble
Coble
Feldmann
Unhealthy air nears record levels in Washington area
Washington area residents report 19 unhealthy air days this summer with the season near record highs. Officials warn conditions may persist as meteorology and emissions drive ozone levels, prompting advisories and calls for car pooling and stricter emissions programs.
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Washington
Washington Area
Envronmental
David Foerter
Washington Metropolitan
Foerter
Calvin Meadows
Natunal Weather Service
Stuart Freudberg
COG
The
Environmental Protection Agency
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Jeffrey Rein
Maryland Department of the Environment
Congress
Virginia
Reezer Refrigerator
Ktrfzims
Mperial
Cash
White-Westinghouse Room
Acobilta White-Westinghouse Room
White-Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Alvislia
Hyssong
Patrick St
Frederick County
Mid
Memihor Interior
Cape Tag
Kodak
Phot! Lab
Opoxsumtown Pike
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