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Council Proposes Income-Based Water Billing Amid Rate Hikes
Just days after the city proposed another rate increase, Baltimore’s Council President unveiled legislation that promises water bill affordability and accountability. The proposal will be taken up by the Council’s Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee in the coming weeks
Environmentalists Demand Feds Stop Hogan-Backed Pipeline
The Potomac Pipeline is set to route fracked gas through Maryland. Katlyn Schmitt of Waterkeepers Chesapeake tells Dharna Noor why her group and others are demanding federal regulators reconsider permitting its construction
Over 2,000 Cities with Higher Lead Levels than Flint
Baltimore, Milwaukee, Chicago and Cleveland all have been victim to high lead and other toxins in the water. Eddie Conway and Eugene Puryear discuss the frustrations of citizens and the struggles to get clean water in communities of color
Baltimore Mayor Signs Charter Amendment Banning Water Privatization
If voters approve the amendment on the November ballot, Baltimore will be the first major city in the U.S. to pass such a ban
Baltimore Set To Be First Major US City to Ban Water Privatization
Supporters of the charter amendment say that privatization would result in job loss and rate hikes because corporations have only one motive: profit
The Flint Water Crisis: Fighting for Accountability
In the second part of their interview, Eddie Conway speaks with Rev. David Alexander Bullock about who is responsible for the continuing Flint Water Crisis and how Flint and Detroit can fight for accountability
The Flint Water Crisis: Detroit is Where it all Began
Eddie Conway speaks with Rev. David Bullock about how the largest municipal bankruptcy in the world gave birth to a public health crisis
The Baltimore Bureau Podcast Show: July 6, 2018
Dharna and Khalilah talk about the local movement for affordable housing, a workers strike at a local Target, the price of water, the prevalence of wrongful imprisonment and the effect of Justice Kennedy’s resignation on the Supreme Court
Legislation Fights Liens Based on Water Bills
Reverend Keith Bailey is about to lose his church because of an erroneous water bill. Two bills being considered in the Maryland Senate would prevent this from happening
Activists Push For Water Affordability In Baltimore
In a panel discussion, activists pushed back against onerous collections methods like tax sales and water shut-offs, and suggested an income-based water billing system to help pay for Baltimore’s necessary infrastructure investments