Wednesday October 15th, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Theaux Le Gardeur and staffers met with third year law students Lauren Wieder, Kathryn Hastings, Nicholas Wolf, and Zachary Shank, at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Environmental Clinic Law, under the supervision of Professor Jon Mueller, to visit one of the many sites to be …
[NOTE: this Newsletter was originally published on June 13th.] Summer Swimming Season Water Monitoring After Memorial Day, we began our summer swimming season monitoring efforts. So far, E. coli levels have been low enough that it is safe to swim at every point we monitor. Please keep in mind that E. coli levels can change …
On May 9th, the Maryland Public Service Commission granted Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® and 126 other interested parties intervenor status in the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Update case. We would like to thank everyone that wrote to PSC asking that we be granted intervenor status. On Tuesday, June 10th, at 10:00 AM, the Maryland Public Service Commission …
We recently opposed a special exception zoning change #2025-001-X from RC-5 (Rural Residential) to a solar farm, as the change stands to replace 15 acres of forested land home to a vernal pool and a stream. Impacts from the proposed project could carry excess sediment and warm water into the Little Gunpowder Falls. Supporting Bill 18-25 …
This description of the proposed project is from the Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) website: The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) is a critical system (grid) enhancement (update) that has been awarded to Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) by PJM, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) responsible for operating and planning the regional electric grid in …