Baltimore’s sewage system is one of its oldest assets, and its decay has plagued the parts of the city for years.

Sewage backups caused by extreme weather or broken pipes leave residents with a costly clean up that can imperil their health.

Aman Azhar is a reporter for Inside Climate News. He joins us to discuss the city's sewage infrastructure, its plan to help residents and a call from advocates to invest in a climate resilient future.

According to the Department of Public Works, between 2018 and 2021, there were at least 8,860 reported residential sewage backups in Baltimore caused at least partially by conditions in the city’s portion of the pipes.

Baltimore’s sewage system is one of its oldest assets, and its decay has plagued the parts of the city for years.
Sewage backups caused by extreme weather or broken pipes leave residents with a costly clean up that can imperil their health.
Aman Azhar is a reporter for Inside Climate News. He joins us to discuss <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13072024/baltimore-judge-tosses-climate-case-win-for-big-oil/">the city's sewage infrastructure, its plan to help residents and a call from advocates to invest in a climate resilient future</a>.
According to the Department of Public Works, between 2018 and 2021, there were at least 8,860 reported residential sewage backups in Baltimore caused at least partially by conditions in the city’s portion of the pipes.

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

Baltimore's sewage system is hit hard by extreme weather

Human have long looked into the night sky and searched for signs, for meaning, in the lights twinkling above us.

And through the years, humankind developed tools to become better stargazers; from Galileo’s astronomical telescope to the Hubble Space Telescope launched into near-Earth Orbit nearly a quarter century ago.

And a couple years ago, the James Webb Space Telescope followed. Webb has high sensitivity instruments making it able to view celestial bodies much farther away than Hubble could see, and has been sending us photos and measurements leading to ground-breaking discoveries. These discoveries are shaping how the Baltimore-based scientists of the Webb Mission Office, and all humankind, understand of our cosmos.

Astrophysicist Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin joined Midday to talk about Webb’s recent discoveries. She is a European Space Agency Instrument Scientist and Project Scientist in the Webb Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute here in Baltimore.

Human have long looked into the night sky and searched for signs, for meaning, in the lights twinkling above us.
And through the years, humankind developed tools to become better stargazers; from Galileo’s astronomical telescope to the Hubble Space Telescope launched into near-Earth Orbit nearly a quarter century ago.
And a couple years ago, <a href="https://www.webbtelescope.org/home">the James Webb Space Telescope followed</a>. Webb has high sensitivity instruments making it able to view celestial bodies much farther away than Hubble could see, and has been sending us photos and measurements leading to <a href="https://esawebb.org/images/jades4/">ground-breaking discoveries</a>. These discoveries are shaping how the Baltimore-based scientists of the Webb Mission Office, and all humankind, understand of our cosmos.
Astrophysicist Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin joined Midday to talk about Webb’s recent discoveries. She is a European Space Agency Instrument Scientist and Project Scientist<a href="https://www.webbtelescope.org/about/people-behind-webb"> in the Webb Mission Office at the Space Telescope Science Institute</a> here in Baltimore.

The Webb Telescope's trailblazing study of the cosmos yields new discoveries

The neighborhoods surrounding the Inner Harbor are some of the fastest growing parts of Baltimore. Now the population of the harbor is growing with the addition of turtles, mallards, a pair of river otters and a school of Atlantic silverside fish — all members of the Chesapeake Bay’s native ecosystem.

The animals and sea life are drawn to the harbor by a new 10,000-square-foot “floating wetlands,” a series of artificial islands set up by the National Aquarium between piers 3 and 4.

Charmaine Dahlenburg, the National Aquarium's Director of Field Conservation joins Midday to discuss the development of this ambitious harbor project.

The neighborhoods surrounding the Inner Harbor are some of the fastest growing parts of Baltimore. Now the population of the harbor is growing with the addition of turtles, mallards, a pair of river otters and a school of Atlantic silverside fish — all members of the Chesapeake Bay’s native ecosystem.
The animals and sea life are drawn to the harbor by a new 10,000-square-foot <a href="https://aqua.org/stories/2024-06-12-building-the-aquariums-newest-exhibit">“floating wetlands,”</a> a series of artificial islands set up by the National Aquarium between piers 3 and 4.
Charmaine Dahlenburg, the National Aquarium's Director of Field Conservation joins Midday to discuss the development of this ambitious harbor project.

National Aquarium activates a 'floating wetland' in the Inner Harbor

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck joins Midday to share a review of a pair of local theatre productions.

Soft Power continues at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., through September 15, while Beautiful: The Carole King Musical continues at Olney Theatre Center through August 25.

(DJ Corey Photography)

Theater critic <a href="https://twitter.com/jrousuck?lang=en">J. Wynn Rousuck</a> joins Midday to share a review of a pair of local theatre productions.
<a href="https://www.sigtheatre.org/events/202425/soft-power">Soft Power</a> continues at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., through September 15, while <a href="https://www.olneytheatre.org/whats-playing/beautiful-carole-king-musical?search&amp;paidmedia&amp;BTCKM&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwq_G1BhCSARIsACc7NxppNwgivw4sEvQY4WwpJCGKFT6W_D04z74LcQIa_EwdFq51sUjjtxUaAoQYEALw_wcB">Beautiful: The Carole King Musical</a> continues at Olney Theatre Center through August 25.
(DJ Corey Photography)

Baltimore's sewage system is hit hard by extreme weather

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