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CONTENTS
November/December 2016
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Local officials applauded a $978,302 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant from the U.S. EPA
to Maryland Environmental Services. Participating in a ceremony were (from left):
Shawn M. Garvin, the EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator; MPA Deputy Executive Director Kathleen Broadwater; U.S. Senator Ben Cardin; Maryland Department of Environment Secretary Benjamin H. Grumbles; Rebecca Ruggles, Maryland Environmental Health Network; and
Nate Loewentheil, head of President Barack Obama’s Task Force for Baltimore and senior advisor on the White House National Economic Council.
FEATURES
18Pledge to Improve Howard Street Tunnel
Infrastructure Needed for Double-stacked Trains
22Port Gets Almost $1M for Diesel Emissions Reduction
Grant Part of Long-standing Relationship with U.S. EPA
DEPARTMENTS
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COVER: Officials from the public and private sector are seeking federal funds to make improvements to the Howard Street Tunnel. Photography courtesy of CSX and the Executive Office of the Governor.
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Governor’s Message & Executive View
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Soundings
Happenings Around the Port
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GreenPort
Fairfield Marine Terminal Gets Boost
Diverse Roundtable Shares Ideas
MPA Mulls Options for Dredged Material
Port Business /
B&E Storage
Thriving Firm Growing at Point Breeze
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Port Person /
Patrick Mangin
Director Keeps Coal Moving at CONSOL Marine Terminal
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Port View
Freight Schooners, the Diesel Generation
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Pushing for a
NEW ERA
“This project is critical to the Port of Baltimore, City of Baltimore, State of Maryland and the entire East Coast.” — Governor Larry Hogan
3,000 JOBS CREATED by Revamping Howard Street Tunnel.