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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.
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 […]
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 the “Climate Solutions Now Act,” a title that adequately reflects the urgency with which the bill’s provisions try to address Maryland’s impact on climate change. Many bills are more […]
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 Clean Water Act violations at Maryland’s two largest wastewater treatment plants. Angela Haren, CLA senior attorney said, “The years of neglect of the plants have reached a […]
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, Alice Volpitta, explained why solving the pollution challenges at Maryland’s two largest wastewater treatment plants is critical to protecting public health and Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, as well as the path […]
BAY BRIEF March 2022
Take a look at the latest edition of our Bay Brief! In this issue: Putting an End to “Zombie” Permits, Pushing the Legal Limits, Chesapeake Accountability Project’s Scorecard for Clean Water Enforcement, and an Introduction to New Staff and our Spring Interns!
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 groundbreaking legislation requires the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to hire a significant number of new staff to supplement its enforcement division and clear the Department’s substantial backlog of […]
Why Stormwater Matters
By Evan Isaacson Each winter, a familiar sight for most people, especially in the Northern half of the country, is the grayish-white color of the roads. Increasingly, people are becoming aware that this salty coating on the roads is hazardous to water quality, particularly the small streams that receive much of this runoff from storm […]
Press Release
Blue Water Baltimore Files Lawsuit Against Baltimore City Over Wastewater Treatment Violations December 15, 2021 Baltimore, MD – Blue Water Baltimore (BWB), home of the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on Wednesday against Baltimore City for excessive pollution and ongoing violations of the […]
BAY BRIEF October 2021
Take a look at the latest edition of our Bay Brief! In this issue: Enforcement Tools in Maryland, 50 Years of the Clean Water Act, Pushing the Legal Limits, Plastic Pollution, Creative Ways to Give to the Bay