Exelon Made a Bad Choice
Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:58
Exelon's challenge of the 401 Water Quality Certification is unfortunate, but not unexpected. From the start of the dam relicensing process back in 2012, Exelon has demonstrated that they would rather pay lawyers to fight to avoid responsibility, rather than investing in protect the nation's largest estuary…
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Conowingo Dam
Environmental Groups Appeal Maryland's Clean Water Certification for Conowingo Dam
Tuesday, 12 June 2018 11:40
Appeal says certification fails to recognize potential harm to the Chesapeake Bay from sediment stored behind the dam (Baltimore, Md.) – Waterkeepers Chesapeake and the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association filed an administrative appeal on June 8, 2018, urging the Maryland Department of the Environment to reconsider its…
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Conowingo Dam
Waterkeepers Chesapeake Calls Out Virginia for Not Addressing Impaired Waterways
Tuesday, 12 September 2017 12:56
Waterkeepers Chesapeake’s comments on Virginia’s Draft 2016 Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality (IR) highlight the many ways that this report on water quality does not protect local waterways and fails to make plans to improve impaired waterways. Even after several years, impaired segments of waterways listed…
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Chesapeake Bay TMDL