Advocacy

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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Abingdon Business Park MDE Hearing Update

Approximately 100 concerned citizens many of whom were residents, attended the public hearing for the Abingdon Woods Business park on November 6 at Edgewood High Schools. Many testifying stated that their property, aesthetic and environmental interests will be directly harmed if the Wetlands and Waterways Permit 19-NT-0228 is approved by the Maryland Department of the …

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