Updates

Chesapeake Accountability Project Celebrates New Maryland Law to Increase Water Quality Protection and Enforcement Media Contacts: A.J. Metcalf, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 443-482-2023 or ametcalf@cbf.org, or Brian Gumm, Center for Progressive Reform, 202-747-0698 ext. 2 or bgumm@progressivereform...

Drop in Maryland Water Pollution Enforcement Imperils Chesapeake Bay Cleanup 75 Water Enforcement Actions by Hogan’s MDE in Fiscal 2021 Less Than Half Annual Average of Last Two Decades Media Contacts: Brian Gumm, Center for Progressive Reform, 202-747-0698 ext. 2 or bgumm@progressivereform.org or...

Clarissa Libertelli, Center for Progressive Reform Hurricane season hit Maryland hard this year, and even as it comes to a close, heavy rains continue to cause highway shutdowns and spread toxic floodwater. With the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) currently updating its rules and...

Katlyn Schmitt, Center for Progressive Reform, and Natalia Cabrera, Environmental Integrity Project Maryland is home to more than 1,000 industrial facilities, including landfills, auto salvage yards, hazardous waste treatment, storage sites, and various types of manufacturing and processing plants...

Hannah Brubach, Chesapeake Legal Alliance Many do not realize the impacts that climate change is having and will have on coastal and inland communities. As our climate changes, we are seeing increased storm events across the watershed. State and federal studies and research demonstrate that the Mid...