Wetlands and Waterways Permit Modification Hearing for MTA I-95 Section 200 NB Express Toll Lanes

Time to sharpen those pencils and write a comment letter, email or attend the virtual hearing and testify before the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) this Thursday, March 4th, 2021 at 6:30 PM on the Wetlands and Waterways permit application that would allow the Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) to impact wetlands and waterways located …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Files Complaint on the EPA’S Rewritten Navigable Waters Protection Rule

This press release was published by the Environmental Integrity Project on June 25, 2020. Linked here is the original publication.  The final “Waters of the United States” rule conflicts with the plain text and purpose of the Clean Water Act and disregards judicial precedent, according to the complaint.  Washington, DC — The Environmental Integrity Project, representing four …

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Clear Choices Clean Water Harford County

For Immediate Release June 8, 2020 Media Contacts: Theaux Le Gardeur, Gunpowder Riverkeeper, 410-967-3526, gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.comRobin Broder, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, 703-786-8172, robin@waterkeeperschesapeake.org  Gunpowder Riverkeeper Launches Campaign to Reduce Polluted Stormwater Runoff Campaign will drive citizen action in Harford County to improve local water quality through online pledges (Monkton, MD) – Gunpowder Riverkeeper has launched the Clear Choices Clean Water campaign …

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Abingdon Business Park MDE Hearing Update

Approximately 100 concerned citizens many of whom were residents, attended the public hearing for the Abingdon Woods Business park on November 6 at Edgewood High Schools. Many testifying stated that their property, aesthetic and environmental interests will be directly harmed if the Wetlands and Waterways Permit 19-NT-0228 is approved by the Maryland Department of the …

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MDE Press Release on Mountain Christian Church Indicates that the Surface Discharge Permit Application was Withdrawn

MDE has provided the following press release and statement from Secretary Ben Grumbles : SECRETARY GRUMBLES STATEMENT ON MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN CHURCH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROPOSAL BALTlMORE (Oct. 23, 2019) — The Maryland Department of the Environment’s mission is to protect and restore the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders. The department appreciates and …

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