CLA Status Report Webinar (September 13, 2022 @ 5:30 pm EST)
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CLA News
Here you can find important CLA news including upcoming events, important announcements, CLA press releases, and CLA in the media.
BAY BRIEF June 2022
Take a look at the latest edition of our Bay Brief! In this issue: CLA files a preliminary injunction to force the City of Baltimore to address its failing waste water treatment plants, an update on our Community Legal Education Program, and the recording of our first webinar in the Learning Land Use series!
We’re Hiring: 2022 Fall Law Clerks
2022 Fall Law Clerk Program Position Overview: Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) is currently accepting applications for our 2022 Fall Semester Law Clerk Program. Over the course of the semester, law students will use state and federal laws to protect and restore local water quality within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. CLA will work closely with students […]
ECHO Training with CLA
Did you miss ECHO training with Chesapeake Legal Alliance and Blue Water Baltimore? No worries! Click here to review the recording and learn about ECHO (EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History Online) – a tool that tracks polluters in your neighborhood and helps users better understand the pollution threats to their communities. Learn about what ECHO […]
Learning Land Use with CLA: A One-on-One with Land Use Lawyers
This webinar, moderated by CLA Attorney Will Halnon, is the first presentation in our new workshop series, Learning Land Use. During this roundtable discussion, our experienced panelists provide a behind-the-scenes look at the practice of land use law in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Chesapeake Legal Alliance Volunteer Attorneys, Andrea LeWinter (Taylor Legal) & Ryan Kennedy […]
CLA’s Legal Education Center Goes on the Road
Chesapeake Legal Alliance’s Legal Education Center has been doing some heavy lifting over the past three weeks. On May 25th, CLA staff and interns arrived in Richmond, Virginia for the 2022 Choose Clean Water Conference, a meeting of Choose Clean Water Coalition members that provides a platform for discovering new tools and resources to meet […]
Chesapeake Legal Alliance Files Preliminary Injunction to Force Action on Wastewater Violations
On Monday, June 13, 2022, Chesapeake Legal Alliance and Barley Snyder, on behalf of its client, Blue Water Baltimore, filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland to require Baltimore City to act immediately to fix ongoing health and safety issues at its Patapsco and Back River wastewater […]
BAY BRIEF May 2022
Take a look at the latest edition of our Bay Brief! In this issue: A Look Back on the Battle for Turtle Run, Maryland’s 2022 Legislative Review, Supporting CLA with Amazon Smile, and Registration details for our upcoming training and panel.
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 wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and Patapsco WWTP. As the two largest WWTPs in the state of Maryland, the pollution from these plants is causing environmental damage, posing public […]