The plan was to have 675,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater on its way to Maryland from East Palestine, Ohio, by Thursday.
But that plan came to a screeching halt Tuesday after Maryland state and congressional lawmakers objected and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott moved to block the shipment.
On Tuesday, Clean Harbors, the company handling contaminated runoff and wastewater from the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio last month, issued a statement saying it was no longer planning to ship the wastewater to Baltimore for eventual treatment at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dundalk.
The Back River treatment facility, owned and operated by Baltimore City, has had a troubled history — the latest episode related to an explosion on the site less than two weeks ago.
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