Press release and other updates.
Chesapeake Water Watch Program October 7th marked a day that Landsat-9, a NASA/USGS satellite, made one of its many overpasses of the Chesapeake Bay. With that date on their calendar, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® rushed to Dundee Creek Marina to untie the skiff and get out on the water. The Landsat-9 has been given the task taking …
More coverage on the Days Cove Landfill permit approval and public input process came from Timothy Wheeler today in his article, cheekily called Rubble Trouble, detailing the continued battle between the landfill and the public seeking to protect the local ecosystem. Wheeler quotes from the joint statement from the Republican Delegates, “Approving this application will …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER wants to sincerely thank Alexandra Marek of Capital News Service for their coverage of the ongoing debate of the Days Cove Rubble Landfill Discharge Permit that would increase the daily limit of leachate that can be dumped by up to 25,000 gallons per day. Marek provides an overview of the concerns stated by …
Morgan Watson, pictured above posing with his scholarship check, was this year’s recipient of the Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship. He is studying Biology and Environmental Science at the University of Virginia. As a student at Hereford High School, Morgan served on the Baltimore County Student Council Executive Board as the Environmental Chair, volunteered his time …
