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 […]
Wins for the Bay
Read how Chesapeake Legal Alliance staff, volunteer attorneys, and our community partners are working to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its communities.
Maryland General Assembly Wins
To say that it’s been an unusual year is an understatement! The pandemic has impacted every facet of life, and […]
CLA Win: Assisting with Passage of Bills Enhancing the Impact of Bay Restoration Funds HB0507 / SB0119
By Evan Isaacson, Director of Policy & Research CLA staff and a volunteer attorney (and board member) assisted the Chesapeake […]
A Clear Win: Codified Transparency
By: Angela Haren, Senior Attorney, Director of Legal Innovation A powerful part of many environmental laws is the ability for […]
Maryland Court hands down a landmark ruling on poultry industry ammonia emissions
By: David Reed Since the 1970s, as the nation’s clean water and air laws developed into a robust suite of […]
Landmark Win For The Bay: Court Orders Maryland to Reduce Industrial Agricultural Pollution to the Chesapeake Bay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2021 Contact David Reed, Co-Director, […]
The Supreme Court hands down a landmark Clean Water Act decision in Maui v. HWF
What does the Maui case mean for the Chesapeake Bay? By: Evan Isaacson & Angela Haren On April 23, 2020, […]
A Victory for Deep Cove Creek at the Anne Arundel County Board of Appeals!
In a victory for Deep Cove Creek, and after 25 hearings over the course of 2 years, the Anne Arundel […]
Legal Challenge to Trump’s “2-for-1” Reducing Regulation Executive Order
CLA volunteer attorney Katherine Meyer (Meyer Glitzenstein & Eubanks LLP) helped a group of law professors from around the country, who are […]
Breaking Down Barriers for “Pay for Success” Models in Pennsylvania
CLA volunteer attorney, Mary Staley, recently finalized a white paper analyzing existing legislative barriers to local Pennsylvania municipalities using “Pay […]