Advocacy

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Provides Language to Inform WATERKEEPERS® Chesapeake Commentary on Waters of the United States Definition Change

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 …

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The Bay Journal Analyzes Criticism of Maryland Enviroscreen 3.0 Tool

In Jeremy Cox’s December 9th 2025 article in The Bay Journal “Maryland downplays race, ethnicity in its environmental justice scoring system” Cox analyzes the changes and reactions to the changes the Maryland Department of the Environment made to their Enviroscreen 3.0 tool compared to previous versions. The tool is designed to help analyze the disparities …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Pens Joint Letter to Maryland Board of Public Works on Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease and Permit with Gunpowder Valley Conservancy and Mad About Mud

To inform the state’s decision making process on the leasing and discharge permitting for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®, Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, and Mad About Mud co-authored a letter to submit to the Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) prior to their January 7th 2026 meeting. As the Maryland BPW had only considered …

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Baltimore Banner and Baltimore Sun Cover Maryland Board of Public Works 5-month Lease Extension for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill Amid Public Leasing and Permitting Concerns

Thanks to Sapna Bansil at the Baltimore Banner and Natalie Jones at the Baltimore Sun for their articles covering the latest news on the Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lease. The Maryland Board of Public Works (BPW) met on January 7th, 2026 in part to discuss the future of the landfill, which had been operating without …

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WYPR’s John Lee and Baltimore Sun’s Natalie Jones Cover Baltimore County Councilman Pat Young’s Proposed Data Center Moratorium

On January 5th, 2026 Baltimore County Councilman Pat Young proposed Bill 3-26 which would put a one-year freeze on data center construction in Baltimore County in response to residents’ concerns over a proposed 42-acre, 150-megawatt data center in Woodlawn. According to John Lee’s article in WYPR, The Catonsville Democrat’s legislation, which he introduced Monday night, …

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