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Clean Water Legislation Had Some Wins in Maryland & Virginia Despite Tough Budget Year
Waterkeepers across the region work tirelessly in their local communities to ensure the right to clean water is protected. Each ...
Press Statement: Forever Chemicals Legislation Passes in Maryland and Virginia, But More Needs to be Done
Bills regulating sewage sludge used as fertilizer on farmlands but often contaminated with PFAS await Governors’ signatures in Maryland and ...
Aging Sewer Infrastructure: The Menace Below Our Feet
Historic sewage spill on the Potomac River is a wake up call that not enough is being done. The water ...
Historic Sewage Spill in the Potomac River
Potomac Riverkeeper Network Responded Immediately to Monitor Water Quality Sewage flowing out of collapsed interceptor pipe and into the Potomac ...
Maryland 2026 Legislative Priorities
Maryland’s Waterkeepers span the Eastern Shore to the Baltimore region to upper reaches of the Potomac River. They work tirelessly ...
Bay Paddle – July 25, 2026
The Bay Paddle on Saturday, July 25 is an epic day of paddle races and a post-paddle festival at Kent ...
Phasing Out PFAS in Consumer Products Act
Sponsored by Sen. Sara Love and Del. Sheila Ruth, the Phasing Out PFAS in Consumer Products Act (HB1022/SB686) builds on ...
Protecting Farmlands & Water from PFAS in Sewage Sludge
In Maryland, building on previous bills targeting industrial sources of PFAS and banning PFAS in some products, Senator Sara Love ...
Waterkeepers Denounce EPA’s Plan to Radically Weaken Water Protections
Waterkeepers Chesapeake submitted comments on behalf of its 16 Waterkeeper members and Chesapeake Legal Alliance on EPA’s plan to remove ...
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