FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2013 Contact: Guy Alsentzer, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, Guy@LowSusRiverkeeper.org, 717- 252-6777 Robin Broder, Potomac Riverkeeper, robin@potomacriverkeeper.org Jenny Chang, Sierra Club, jenny.chang@sierraclub.org, 202-495-3020 Jeff Kelble, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, jeff@shenandoahriverkeeper.org, 540-837-1479; 540-533-6465 (cell) Kathleen Sutcliffe, Earthjustice, ksutcliffe@earthjustice.org, 212- 845-7380 Frederick Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper; fred@paxriverkeeper.org, 301-579-2073 ext. 7 First-of-its-kind Facility on East Coast Would Hurt…

On April 6th and 13th, volunteers came together to remove trash and debris from the Patuxent River and its tributaries. In total 467 volunteers worked at 20 sites throughout the watershed to remove 26,680 lbs of trash and debris. Patuxent Riverkeeper would like to thank all of the volunteers who came out as well as…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2013 Bill Receives Preliminary Senate Approval; Groups Will Continue to Oppose in House of Delegates (Annapolis, MD) – A united group of 23 national, state and regional environmental organizations continue to oppose the swiftly moving Maryland Senate Bill 1029, which would grant participating agricultural operations a 10-year exemption from new…

For nearly two years Patuxent Riverkeeper has served on various working groups, and tried to better understand the proposal embedded within the Chesapeake Bay TMDL that would cut to the heart of a citizen’s ability to utilize the Federal Clean Water Act to bring polluters to justice. That controversial subject is "pollution trading" which would…

For Immediate Release: Monday, January 28, 2013 Documents Show NRG has at Least 2353 Permit Violations for Nutrient Pollution Washington D.C. – Today Food & Water Watch, Patuxent Riverkeeper and Potomac Riverkeeper – represented by Public Justice and Columbia University School of Law Environmental Law Clinic – announced the filing of a Clean Water Act…

Press Release: Chesapeake Waterkeepers Coalition Calls on Maryland to Strengthen Regulations on Agricultural Use of Manure Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – 12:00am Proposed rules would lead to excessive farm-related pollution and hurt state’s efforts to clean up the Chesapeake and other waterways SHADY SIDE, MD – WATERKEEPERS Chesapeake, a coalition of 18 waterway-protection groups, is…

Riverkeeper Fred Tutman speaks for the water. Often, his canoe is his office as he patrols Maryland’s Patuxent River. Tutman has served as the Patuxent Riverkeeper since leaving law school in 2004. A tireless advocate for the river, he grew up along its banks as did seven generations of his family before him. Since then,…

Landmark Decision Sets Statewide Precedent for Maryland Citizen Groups OCTOBER 2, 2011 (UPPER MARLBORO, MD) — In a recent 5-2 decision, Maryland’s highest court upheld judicial standing for a member of a local environmental group contesting a wetlands permit awarded to developers of a shopping mall. The case – "Patuxent Riverkeeper v. Maryland Department of…

May 19th Rally and Press Conference in Annapolis. Join us at the City Dock in Annapolis at 1pm! Contingent rain location is 58 State Circle in the Atrium. A flotilla of small craft operated by 18 affiliated Chesapeake Waterkeeper groups as they demand that Maryland Legislators deliver leadership and action on the cleanup of the…

It Happened on the Banks of the Patuxent River: My First Bald Eagle Sighting By Tom Terry It was in the late 1950’s. My brother Michael and I were fishing for eel and white and yellow perch on the bank of the Patuxent River with my Grandfather, Anthony (Tony) Poula, at our favorite fishing spot…