Advocacy

Harford Circuit Courts Agrees with Gunpowder Riverkeeper on failure of MDE to consider Environmental Comments on Abingdon Woods Wetlands and Waterways Permit

Court Sends Abingdon Woods Wetlands Permit Back to MDE for Failure to Consider Riverkeeper’s Public Comments FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 09/10/2020 Media contacts: Theaux Le Gardeur, gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.com 410-967-3526 Monkton, MD —The Harford County Circuit Court recently granted Gunpowder Riverkeeper’s request to remand the Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permit for the proposed Abingdon Woods development back to …

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Gunpowder Riverkeeper files Petitions on the MDE Permit for the MDTA I-95 Extended Toll Lanes Project

Gunpowder Riverkeeper files Petitions for Judicial Review in Harford and Baltimore Counties, MD on the MDE Wetland and Waterways Permit to Protect Wetlands, Waterways and Sensitive Species on the I-95 Extended Toll Lanes Project For Immediate Release: July 6, 2021   Contact: Theaux M. Le Gardeur (410) 967-3526 Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.com Monkton, Maryland. – On June 4th, Gunpowder …

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Wetlands and Waterways Permit Modification Hearing for MTA I-95 Section 200 NB Express Toll Lanes

Time to sharpen those pencils and write a comment letter, email or attend the virtual hearing and testify before the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) this Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at 6:30 PM on the Wetlands and Waterways permit application that would allow the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) to impact wetlands and waterways located …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Files Complaint on the EPA’S Rewritten Navigable Waters Protection Rule

This press release was published by the Environmental Integrity Project on June 25, 2020. Linked here is the original publication.  The final “Waters of the United States” rule conflicts with the plain text and purpose of the Clean Water Act and disregards judicial precedent, according to the complaint.  Washington, DC — The Environmental Integrity Project, representing four …

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Abingdon Business Park Notice of Intent for a MDE General Stormwater Permit Stirs Controversy and leads to Coalition Building in Opposition

Our heartfelt thanks goes out to attorney Patrick DeArmey of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance for his tireless work and no less than twelve groups, including adjacent community associations namely; Autumn Run Homeowners’ Association, Red Maple/Van Bibber Neighborhood, Philadelphia Station Homeowners’ Association, Abingdon Reserve Homeowners’ Association, Cokesbury Manor Phase Two, area coalitions and nonprofits including the …

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