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At Chesapeake Legal Alliance, we apply the power of the law to protect and restore clean water and promote healthy, resilient ecosystems for communities across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Learning Land Use Series – Workshop #1 (June 2, 2022 @ 12:00 pm EST)

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Health Advisory Warns the Back River is Unsafe for Recreational Contact

Chesapeake Legal Alliance is representing Blue Water Baltimore (BWB) in a lawsuit against Baltimore City for ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act at the Back River...

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Maryland Legislative Roundup 2022

By Evan Isaacson The 2022 Maryland legislative session will be remembered as a landmark year for environmental legislation. The headline, of course, is the passage of...

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CLA Asks District Court of MD To Lift Stay Over Wastewater Treatment Plant Litigation

On behalf of our client Blue Water Baltimore, today we asked the federal court to allow our citizen suit enforcement action to proceed against Baltimore City for ongoing...

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CLA and BWB Talk Wastewater Woes on NPR

In a recent interview with Tom Hall on Midday WYPR, Chesapeake Legal Alliance's Senior Attorney, Angela Haren, and Blue Water Baltimore's Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper,...

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CLA Celebrates Maryland Senate’s Approval of SB0492/HB0649

Championed by CLA, the House version of a new Maryland bill has now passed the state Senate, garnering enough bi-partisan support to soon become law.    This...

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  • “We are thankful to have CLA as a major resource for our policy and legal battles. CLA volunteer attorneys have helped us strengthen the conditions and enforceability of NPDES permits for industrial processing facilities throughout the Choptank, Miles, and Wye River watersheds. We collaborated with CLA to create a citizens’ guide to participating in the NPDES permit process. CLA is one of the best tools we have to fight for the protection of clean water in the Chesapeake Bay, and while the future of the political climate around the Bay is unknown, we’re ready to fight!”

    Matt Pluta
    Choptank Riverkeeper and Director of Riverkeeper Programs, ShoreRivers

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Shoreline Stewardship Guide
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Remedial Investigation of Anacostia River Sediments
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Parkside Preserve (Reserve at Quiet Waters)
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Turtle Run at Deep Cove Development

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