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CLA Presents: The Most Important Fish in the Bay – Where Did the Bay’s Menhaden Go and Why Does It Matter?

Join CLA's Executive Director, David Reed, and Staff Attorney, Will Halnon, as they explore why menhaden, an oily bait fish, are so important to the Chesapeake Bay...

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CLA Issues Report Card Assessing Maryland Counties’ Floodplain Protections

This past summer brought some of the wildest weather many of us have ever experienced. Widespread wildfires, extreme heat, and record-breaking storms have already left...

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A Loss For Abingdon Woods Highlights Opportunities for Permitting Improvements

What Happened in Abingdon Woods? Abingdon Woods, which opens up to Otter Point Creek and the tidal Bush River, is the last significant, intact stand of forest in the...

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CLA Argues Against Motion to Dismiss in Menhaden Regulation Challenge

On Thursday, September 7th, CLA's Executive Director David Reed traveled to Richmond, Virginia to argue before the Honorable Richard Campbell against the Virginia Marine...

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CLA 2023 Status Report

Wondering what the Chesapeake Legal Alliance team has been up to lately? Listen in as CLA’s Executive Director, David Reed, provides an update on our recent work,...

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Inaugural Fred Tutman Fellow Covers CLA’s Critical Cases

In June, CLA welcomed Lilly Howard, the University of Maryland junior who was selected as the first Fred Tutman Fellow. The Fred Tutman Fellowship, spearheaded by the...

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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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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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