[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 …
Earlier this month we published our Spring Newsletter. You can read it in its original format here, or you can read a updated version below [Text in brackets is new]. Since our last newsletter, we have won an award! Thanks to Chesapeake Bay Trust, we received a grant to host the Maryland Climate Corps ‘All …
Gunpowder Riverkeeper files to intervene in Maryland Department of the Environment action against D.R. Horton, Inc., Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., and Kinsley Construction, LLC to protect downstream communities, Foster Branch, the Gunpowder River, and the Chesapeake Bay. For Immediate Release: October 28, 2024 Contact: Theaux Le Gardeur, Executive Director and Riverkeeper, Gunpowder Riverkeeper (410) …
Join us in celebrating #GivingTuesday! Thank you for supporting our efforts to protect water quality in the Gunpowder, Little Gunpowder, Bush, Bird and Middle Rivers! Our year end letter and appeal celebrates what your support has helped us accomplish this year. Please give it a read! In 2024, we need your financial support to maintain …