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Local Clean Water Heroes Film Fest – May 4
Waterkeepers Chesapeake presents 4 short films on local communities facing the challenges of water pollution and how they organized to ...
Maryland’s Congressional Delegation Pushes for Strong Environmental Protections in License for Conowingo Dam
On April 5, the entire Maryland congressional delegation sent a letter to Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE) Secretary Serena ...
Finding Common Ground in Farms Solar Siting
On Feb 7, Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s Fair Farms Initiative along with the Choose Clean Water Coalition hosted “Finding Common Ground in ...
Opinion: Oyster farmers of the Chesapeake Bay breathe hopeful sigh of relief after Conowingo Dam decision
By Scott Budden The writer is a partner at Orchard Point Oyster Co. and an Eastern Shore native. He currently ...
Big opportunity at the Conowingo Dam | GUEST COMMENTARY
By Ridge Hall Posted in The Baltimore Sun, Feb 15, 2023 In a tremendous win for the Chesapeake Bay watermen, and ...
In Response to Lawsuit, EPA Announces Timeline for First Revisions to Slaughterhouse Water Pollution Standards in Nearly Twenty Years
Victory: EPA agrees to strengthen standards for the nation’s largest industrial source of phosphorus pollution—and second-largest industrial source of nitrogen ...
Reclaiming Maryland’s Clean Energy Future
Maryland has entered into an exciting new chapter in its history. A new administration that values environmental justice gives us ...
Clean Water Legislative Priorities for 2023
Every year, Waterkeepers Chesapeake works with our Waterkeepers across the region on critical clean water legislative priorities. This year, Maryland ...
The Dirt on Soil Health: Building a Resilient Future
After many years of hosting legislators on farm tours, Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s Fair Farms project brings farms to legislators through the ...
Virginia Supreme Court Decision Ensures Equitable Access to Courts
Hanover County residents’ challenge of Wegmans’ distribution center can go forward Takoma Park, MD (February 6) In a victory for ...
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