Waterkeepers Chesapeake has published a video of the coalition of Chesapeake Waterkeepers describing what they do and why they do it. Check out the full video below to hear from many of our local waterkeepers describing their work and the important roles they play across the watershed: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®’s Theaux Le Gardeur is featured saying: …
On January 12th, 2026, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, Mad About Mud, and Sierra Club’s Greater Baltimore Group published a press release to inform their constituents of the actions the groups have taken in order to inform the state’s decision-making process for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill discharge permit and lease. The letter is reproduced …
This just in from Alex Lima of Maryland Department of the Environment: Virtual Meeting to be held January 20th, 2026 at 6pm and Public Comment Period extended to January 30th, 2026. Read his letter in its entirety below, and check out the hyperlinks if you want to access the meeting, the informational session, or to …
As part of the public comment period and at one of the three public meetings on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed change to the definition of what constitutes “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), Theaux Le Gardeur provided written and oral testimony to inform the proposed definition change and to advocate for the protections …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® was pleased to be able to provide language to inform WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake’s letter to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) during the public comment period on the proposed definition change to Waters of the United States (WOTUS). Thanks to WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake for their continued efforts to protect the Bay and for allowing Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® to …