President Trump’s proposed budget slashes the Chesapeake Bay Program funding to zero, which would destroy the hard-fought progress we have made to the health of the Bay. Chesapeake Legal Alliance was honored to join Choose Clean Water Coalition on Capitol Hill yesterday to ask Members of Congress to reject Trump’s proposal and fight for the […]
Yellow perch spawning in the headwaters of the Magothy River on February 26. This is an area that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources had said could no longer support yellow perch! Another sign that we’re making progress on restoring the Bay? FOR THE VIDEO, CLICK HERE! Paul Spadaro wrote: Magothy River friends. I […]
Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general and President Trump’s pick to run the EPA, seemed to embrace the bay cleanup effort. He said the agreement “should be commended and celebrated,” promising to enforce it and to preserve funding for federal bay efforts. But then when asked if he would defend the bay watershed’s pollution limits […]
Dear Friend of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance: Post-election, CLA has been receiving inquiries from our clients and partners concerning what the future holds for the Bay with a new President. Will progress move forward with the Bay Clean Up Plan? Will the federal government provide support and enforce programs meant to implement the Clean Water […]
Anne Arundel County is offering CASH INCENTIVES to put conservation easements on forested properties or properties appropriate for tree planting. Please see the attached flyer for more information or contact Rick Leader, Executive Director, Scenic Rivers Land Trust: 410-310-6541, . A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust that […]
The Anne Arundel Patapsco River Alliance and CLA volunteer attorney Russ Stevenson defeated an application for rezoning of Open Space (OS) to Residential (R1 and R2) that would have allowed construction of protected land adjacent to Stoney Run, a sensitive tributary of the Patapsco River. Also supporting this effort was the Severn Crest Homeowners Association […]
CLICK HERE for Russ Stevenson’s presentation: “The Chesapeake Bay: What Ails It and What Is Being Done About It”
“How Citizen Participation Can Improve Development” Thursday, January 15th 7-9pm Anne Arundel Community College Room 100, Center for Applied Learning and Technology (CALT 100) Sometimes it seems like a new development is proposed every day. Often, these proposals are inconsistent with existing zoning, Small Area Plans and General Development Plans and require variances and special […]
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has published proposed regulations to implement the long-awaited and much-needed Phosphorous Management Tool (PMT). The PMT would play a vital role in reducing pollution in the Bay by helping prevent excessive amounts of phosphorous contained in manure from being applied to farm fields. Manure contaminates local waterways and the Chesapeake […]
Available here is an analysis of the election results for both federal and state offices in the Bay states, prepared by Peter Marx of the Choose Clean Water Coalition. It’s a disturbing picture, with many supporters of the Bay restoration either out of office or no longer chairing key committees. Click HERE for the 2014 […]
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