Important News - Sat, Jan. 28, 2012

Listening to the Voices
Wednesday, November 16 9:00 am. to 3:00 pm.
Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 421 Seward Square SE , (Pennsylvania Ave. and 5th St.)
Washington DC
Speakers will include:
Dottie Yunger, Executive Director, Chesapeake Covenant Community
Dr. Beth Norcross, Writer and Speaker, Adjunct faculty in eco-theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C,, Director of the Green Seminary Initiative.
Other presenters will include:
Anacostia Watershed Society • Groundworks Anacostia River DC • Patuxent Riverkeeper • Sierra, Club Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships • Washington City Church of the Brethren • DC Environmental Health Collaborative
Opportunities for learning,

Patuxent Riverkeeper is moving its office to a new location and the old one is being converted into a sustainable farming enterprise. Help us celebrate with an environmental film (to be shown at an indoor venue at the Fairhaven School at 6:00pm) followed by a pot luck dinner at the farm, celebratory bonfire and drum circle under stars.
November 5th, 5:30 pm –

Patuxent Riverkeeper Wins Major Legal Victory
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 the Environment” — is the first test of a rule passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2010 concerning standing (i.e., the  right to initiate a lawsuit) for citizen and organizations