Important News - Tue, May. 21, 2013

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 Chesapeake and Hasten Nearby Fracking

WASHINGTON, DC- A coalition of local, regional, and national groups are objecting to the environmental impacts posed by the proposed Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, saying the

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 The Izaak  Walton League of America – Wildlife Achievement Chapter, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Channing Memorial Church, Sandy Spring Friends School, the City of Laurel, Woodland Grove Apartments, Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, Chesapeake

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 state and local rules to protect water quality. SB 1029 passed second reader on the Senate floor today. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill itself on third reader soon.
Environmental groups say the bill