Intern Spotlight: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Welcomes Cedar Stephenson

Cedar Stephenson will be joining the Gunpowder Riverkeeper this Summer as an intern. She is pursuing a degree in Environmental Science with a focus on Project Management, and is excited to get hands-on experience working with our organization. She is providing support to Riverkeeper’s operations, water quality monitoring program, and outreach. Cedar is new to …

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Intern Spotlight: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Welcomes Aiman Raza

Aiman Raza is a biology master’s student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, researching how environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to monitor brook trout populations in the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. She is an ICARE fellow, which stands for Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment, a program that is focused …

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Intern Spotlight: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Welcomes Back Jenn Galler

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER is excited to welcome back Jenn Galler for her second summer researching microplastics along the Gunpowder. Jenn Galler is in her second year of grad school at Johns Hopkins University studying Environmental Sciences and Policy. She is also a Community Organizer for Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. Last summer, Jenn monitored with Gunpowder …

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Notice of Public MDE Informational Meeting: Joint Application for State Discharge Permits in Carroll County

The Maryland Department of the Environment Water and Science Administration has released the following notice of a virtual public informational meeting to be held on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 5PM concerning two state discharge permit applications up for renewal in Carroll County. It is advised that interested parties register for the public meeting by …

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EPA ISSUES SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ORDER TO CITY OF BALTIMORE

This just in from the Environmental Protection Agency. ———- Forwarded message ——— From: EPA Press Office Date: Wed, May 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM Subject: EPA ISSUES SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ORDER TO CITY OF BALTIMORE To: Issued: May 17, 2023 (4:43pm EDT) If you wish to unsubscribe please do so here: https://epa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20300&unsub=1&hide_page_content=1 EPA ISSUES SAFE …

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