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MDE Lawsuit Against Ridgely's Reserve Housing Development Settled for $4.1 Million with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as Intervenor Nets $2 Million Civil Penalty, $2.1 Million for Community Driven Remediation Projects

MDE Lawsuit Against Ridgely’s Reserve Housing Development Settled for $4.1 Million with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as Intervenor Nets $2 Million Civil Penalty, $2.1 Million for Community Driven Remediation Projects

Foster's Branch sediment plume at Amtrak line in tidal Gunpowder River. Joppa, Maryland. – Today, Gunpowder Riverkeeper in conjunction with ...
/ Advocacy, Land, Take Action
Baltimore County Planning Board Meeting and Public Input Meeting on Data Centers: May 21, 2026

Baltimore County Planning Board Meeting and Public Input Meeting on Data Centers: May 21, 2026

The Baltimore County Council's recent resolution on data center construction required they solicit public input before they submit their report ...
/ Monitoring, Water
Update on Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® pursuit for Tier III Water Quality Monitoring Accreditation

Update on Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® pursuit for Tier III Water Quality Monitoring Accreditation

Since November 2025, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® has been working diligently alongside the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) who provides technical and logistical support ...
/ Advocacy, Outreach, Water
Action Alert: Do you navigate the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers under the Amtrak Bridges? Submit Your Comment to the U.S. Coast Guard by June 11th

Action Alert: Do you navigate the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers under the Amtrak Bridges? Submit Your Comment to the U.S. Coast Guard by June 11th

This just in from the U.S. Coast Guard: All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Coast Guard East District ...
/ Monitoring, Water
2026 Anadromous Fish Spawn Monitoring Round Up

2026 Anadromous Fish Spawn Monitoring Round Up

Thanks to Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fish Biologists Jeffrey Horne, Marek Topolski, Marissa Ponte, and Shannon Moorhead and ...
/ Advocacy
Maryland Board of Public Works Receives Over 130 Comments Opposing Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease Renewal Ahead of May 6th Meeting

Maryland Board of Public Works Receives Over 130 Comments Opposing Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease Renewal Ahead of May 6th Meeting

Of the 134 public comments submitted to the Maryland Board of Public Works website through the public comment form for ...
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