Press requests can be sent to Betsy Nicholas, Executive Director, betsy(at)waterkeeperschesapeake.org, or Robin Broder, Deputy Director, robin(at)waterkeeperschesapeake.org.
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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61 Groups Demand That EPA Update Industry Water Pollution Technology Standards, Many Dating to 1970s
Despite Legal Requirement for Annual Reviews, 66% of EPA Standards for Industry Date Back More Than 30 Years Washington, D.C ...
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In Response to Lawsuit, EPA Pledges to Strengthen Standards for Slaughterhouse Water Pollution
In a victory for clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on September 9, 2021, that it will update ...
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Waterkeeper Groups Condemn Governor Hogan’s Move to Support Unlawful License of Conowingo Dam
(Takoma Park, MD) Yesterday, Governor Larry Hogan directed the state to intervene in an appeal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s ...
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Lawsuit Filed to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Eastern Hellbenders
North America’s Largest Salamanders Are Threatened by River Pollution From New York to Missouri NEW YORK — A lawsuit filed ...
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Waterkeeper Groups File Legal Challenge of Federal Order to Relicense Conowingo Dam
(Takoma Park, MD) – Today, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Sassafras Riverkeeper, represented by Earthjustice and joined by the ...
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Guilty Verdict for Chauvin Shows We Can Do Better, We Must Do Better
Waterkeepers Chesapeake statement about the conviction of the police officer who murdered George Floyd: Yesterday, those of us who recognize ...
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Waterkeeper Groups Petition for Rehearing on Conowingo Dam Federal License
License issued by FERC is illegal under the Clean Water Act (Takoma Park, MD) Today, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, ...
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Press Release: Maryland General Assembly Strengthens Clean Water Protections
Three bills improve regulations and enforcement under Clean Water Act (Takoma Park, MD) – This week, the Maryland General Assembly ...
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Press Statement: FERC Approves Flawed Conowingo Settlement Agreement
(Takoma Park, MD) – Clean water advocates and watermen are deeply dismayed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved ...
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