The Environmental Protection Agency is considering adding a portion of Bear Creek in Eastern Baltimore County to its list of Superfund cleanup sites. It’s tied to the years-long cleanup of the old Bethlehem Steel site at Sparrows Point.
The state is spearheading the cleanup of the property while the federal government is charged with cleaning up the water around it, which includes Bear Creek.
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