Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Invites Applications for Board of Directors

Gunpowder Riverkeeper (GRK) invites applications for new members to our Board of Directors, the highest volunteer leadership level within our organization.   Position: General Board Member, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Type: Volunteer  Start: Spring – Summer 2023   Virtual participation accepted; In-person participation preferred  Application Deadline: We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Seeking College-Level Summer and Fall Semester Interns

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is a 501(c)(3) grassroots, advocacy-based membership organization expanding its capacity to safeguard and protect water quality, sensitive species and communities within the Gunpowder Bird, Bush and Middle River’s watersheds through scientific monitoring of the river, and championing enforcement and compliance with environmental laws. Gunpowder Riverkeeper is looking for energetic interns who can work …

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Support a Moratorium on Mega-Warehouses in Harford County

Date: 2/7/2023 Dear Harford County Council, The Gunpowder Riverkeeper submits this letter to the Council in support of County Executive’s Cassilly’s proposed legislation that would place a moratorium on warehouse development in order to study and evaluate mega-warehouse and distribution facilities’ potential impacts on our community, economy, and natural environment. Riverkeeper supports the proposed six …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Among Environmental Organizations to File Lawsuits Against Flawed Maryland Industrial Stormwater Permit

Press Release Originally Published by Chesapeake Legal Alliance on December 19th, 2022 For Immediate Release December 19th 2022  For Information Contact:  A.J. Metcalf – Chesapeake Bay Foundation – ametcalf@cbf.org; 443-482-2023 Patrick DeArmey – Chesapeake Legal Alliance – patrick@chesapeakelegal.org; 410-216-9941 Tom Pelton – Environmental Integrity Project – tpelton@environmentalintegrity.org; 443-510-2573  Environmental Organizations File Lawsuits Against Flawed Maryland …

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