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1Chesapeake Legal Alliance Files Preliminary Injunction to Force Action on Wastewater Violations

Chesapeake Legal Alliance Files Preliminary Injunction to Force Action on Wastewater Violations

Jun 14, 2022

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 […]

2Health Advisory Warns the Back River is Unsafe for Recreational Contact

Health Advisory Warns the Back River is Unsafe for Recreational Contact

Apr 22, 2022

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 […]

3CLA Asks District Court of MD To Lift Stay Over Wastewater Treatment Plant Litigation

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

Apr 13, 2022

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 […]

4CLA and BWB Talk Wastewater Woes on NPR

CLA and BWB Talk Wastewater Woes on NPR

Apr 12, 2022

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 […]

5CLA Celebrates Maryland Senate’s Approval of SB0492/HB0649

CLA Celebrates Maryland Senate’s Approval of SB0492/HB0649

Mar 31, 2022

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 […]

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Dec 15, 2021

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 […]

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