Diving Into Baltimore’s Water Crisis

Description

Baltimore is a 62% Black port city on the coast of Maryland. It is the most populous city in Maryland and is the home of more than 200 neighborhoods and a city famous for its historical landmarks, excellent seafood, and tourist attractions. Its history stretches back to the 1700s, with redlining creating a cycle impacting public works, housing, and planning in the city that has been detrimental to the city’s majority-Black population. In this episode of Let’s Talk About Climate, National Climate Fellows Will Felix and Erika Pietrzak talk with Baltimore water quality experts Tom Pelton & Darin Crew about why the poor water quality in Baltimore is such an epidemic, and what can be done to fix it.

RESOURCES FROM TOM PELTON:

environmentalintegrity.org

Stopping the Flood Beneath Baltimore’s Streets - https://environmentalintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-SEWAGE-REPORT.pdf

RESOURCES FROM DARIN CREW:

https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/baltimore-events/

https://herringrunnursery.bluewaterbaltimore.org/

https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/report-pollution/

Expedited sewer reimbursement program by Baltimore City DPW:

https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/sewer-consent-decree/building-backups:

The sewage issue and back up programs:

https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/baltimore-sewage-problem/

Baltimore Water Watch: