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CLA’s workshop, “Legal Tools for Communities” is scheduled for December 7th at 3:15pm – 4:45pm. The Symposium will be held on December 6-7, 2014, 9:00-AM to 4:00-PM; and will take place at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Building, located at University of Maryland, College Park, MD. The goal of this year’s symposium is to […]

Please click here for the article in the Capital Gazette! **Important correction to the article:  Several organizations perform legal work in the Bay watershed, free of charge; however, CLA focuses its pro bono work solely on the Bay and its watershed and its sole function is to provide legal work.  Many other organizations provide research, advocacy, education, […]

The Pines on the Severn Community of Arnold Maryland was dumbfounded when its permit to build a living shoreline to replace a crumbling bulkhead and collapsing banks of Chase Creek was denied by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). Construction of a living shoreline, a natural stabilization technique which recreates habitat and improves water […]

Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA) is pleased to announce that Matt Henjum joined CLA as its first Staff Attorney this week. Matt will be working directly with our network of volunteer attorneys and Bay watershed communities in securing pro bono legal assistance for CLA referred matters. Prior to joining CLA, Matt spent four and a half […]

A consent decree was entered February 10 in the enforcement action brought by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the South River Federation (SRF) against the owners of a former dump and landfill for illegal storage of over 100,000 scrap tires in violation of state scrap tire and water pollution control laws.  The […]

See summary of ruling (provided by Chesapeake Bay Foundation) and the full Opinion.

CLA Board Member, Ridge Hall (Washington, DC), was recently selected by the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Agricultural Certainty Oversight Committee. The committee will develop the regulations necessary to implement the Agricultural Certainty Program and will make recommendations as they continue to evaluate the program. The program offers certainty that farmers […]

The Cabin Branch Stream Restoration project will completely re-engineer the stream’s hydrology to ultimately restore the stream, allowing its water to flow gradually toward the Severn River and percolate into the groundwater.  You can find more about the Cabin Branch Restoration Project HERE. CLA Executive Director, Jackie Guild (left), at the Cabin Branch Stream Restoration […]

Chesapeake Legal Alliance was proud to hang its first annual flower basket in participation of May Day 2013.  Each year, residents and businesses throughout downtown Annapolis uphold a hometown tradition of hanging fresh cut flower baskets on their door in hopes to win the prize of best May Day flower basket in the city.  This […]