South River South Riverkeeper’s 2017 Report Card on the South River revealed that once again some underwater grasses had vanished. In 2017, the summer beds of widgeon grass vanished. Just like they did in 2013, 2011, 2010, and several other years in the past. After seeing better,…

On August 16, 2017, on behalf of Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Assateague Coastkeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance and more than 70 organizations, representing thousands of businesses and citizens, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted comments asking the Trump Administration to reject offshore drilling in the Atlantic. SELC released this statement: The comments…

Poultry house pollution focus of Md. Senate bill A new Maryland bill strives to shed more light on the impact of poultry farms on the Eastern Shore on the public's health. Senate Bill 773, if passed, would require the Maryland Department of the Environment to monitor pollution from industrial-scale…