Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to sponsor the second Flotilla for the Gunpowder with Mad About Mud. Register for the event here and follow along on social media here for updates.
This just in from the EPA: The meeting will be held on March 24th, 2026 at the Marshy Point Nature Center, 7130 Marshy Point Road, Middle River, MD from 6-7 pm. There will also be an option to join virtually. From Catherine Chong, Assistant Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3: In accordance with …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®’s Theaux Le Gardeur submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during the comment period on the Proposed Rule: “Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations” which would affect Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. This section allows states such as Maryland to uphold stricter water quality standards than federal regulations. From the …
In his February 16th article, “Overshadowed by ‘forever chemicals,’ PCBs remain a toxic threat to Chesapeake waters” Wheeler discusses the ongoing threat to public health caused by Polychlorinated biphenyls or PCB’s despite these proto- “forever chemicals” not having been produced since 1979. The problem is their persistence: PCBs do not readily dissolve in water, so …
In his February 16th article “Maryland counties to data center industry: Slow down” Jeremy Cox describes the approaches three Maryland counties: Baltimore, Prince Georges, and Montgomery, are taking to the development of new data centers. Baltimore County, which passed zoning restrictions on data centers in 2024, has passed a moratorium on data center construction through …