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Press Statement: Groups Warn Maryland’s Conowingo Dam Settlement Will Harm Chesapeake Bay

Press Statement: Groups Warn Maryland’s Conowingo Dam Settlement Will Harm Chesapeake Bay

FERC permit is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to force Exelon to deal with sediment and pollution harming the Chesapeake Bay caused ...
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Act Now! Maryland Should Override Veto of Oyster Management Bill

Act Now! Maryland Should Override Veto of Oyster Management Bill

Last year, we had a very important victory when the Maryland General Assembly passed the Oyster Fishery Management Plan (HB720/SB830) ...
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Press Statement: Hogan Administration's Proposed Conowingo Dam Settlement with Exelon Flies in Face of Any Chesapeake Bay Lawsuit

Press Statement: Hogan Administration’s Proposed Conowingo Dam Settlement with Exelon Flies in Face of Any Chesapeake Bay Lawsuit

Media Contact: Betsy Nicholas, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, (202) 423-0504 Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, (609) 571-5278 (Takoma Park, MD and Harrisburg, ...
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Court Decision Supports Maryland’s Removal of Pollution Protections

Court Decision Supports Maryland’s Removal of Pollution Protections

Several Local Impaired Waterways Reclassified Without Any Scientific Support In 2016, Waterkeepers Chesapeake and several Riverkeepers filed a lawsuit against ...
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Statement on Maryland Department of the Environment and Exelon's Proposed Conowingo Settlement

Statement on Maryland Department of the Environment and Exelon’s Proposed Conowingo Settlement

(Takoma Park, MD) – Waterkeepers Chesapeake Executive Director Betsy Nicholas and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Ted Evgeniadis released the following statements ...
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