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Take Action to Stop Toxic PFAS in Maryland!

People across the state and country are exposed to PFAS chemicals in consumer products, food and food packaging, and drinking ...
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Our Clean Water Legislative Priorities for the Region

Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s policy priorities for the 2022 Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania legislative sessions will focus on enforcement, climate, equity and ...
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Investing Recovery Funds for a Resilient Local Food System

Join us online on February 15 at 4:30pm for a webinar discussing ARPA and how local governments could invest their ...
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For MLK Day: Reflections on Beloved Community

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this week, I want to share what a beloved community means to ...
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Fair Farms Legislative Priorities for 2022

The Fair Farms team and our farmer advisors are busy in Annapolis advocating for important legislation that would support sustainable ...
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Statement on Youngkin’s Selection for Secretary of Natural Resources

Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s Statement on Youngkin’s Selection for Secretary of Natural Resources Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s statement on Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s selection of ...
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Eastern Hellbender: In Need of Understanding & Protection

Photo by Michael Kinney, 2017 in the Loyalsock Creek, a tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The ...
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Forum: Conowingo Dam Cleanup: Why are you paying and Exelon isn’t?

Join the discussion on how we can still get a fair deal for the next 50 years. In March 2021, ...
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84% of MD Poultry Operations Failed Water Pollution Control Inspections from 2017-2020 But Only 2% Paid Fines

New Reports Connect Lax State Oversight to Continuing High Phosphorus and Algae Levels in Eastern Shore Rivers FOR RELEASE: Thursday, ...
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Waterkeepers Chesapeake Honors Local Clean Water Champions

Awardees recognized for work on environmental justice and preventing sewer backups TAKOMA PARK, Md. (October 7, 2021) – Waterkeepers Chesapeake ...
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