Stewards in Maryland, we need your help. The University of Maryland Law Clinic has been a huge help to us in our efforts to reduce pollution in the Maryland part of the Lower Susquehanna and throughout the Chesapeake Watershed. They are under attack by politicians and industry for helping us and they need your support. …
Jan
13
EPA Interactive Map Pinpoints Greenhouse Gas Emitters
The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time is making available detailed information on sources of greenhouse gas emissions, from the Mount Sinai Hospital heating plant in Manhattan to the nation’s largest coal-burning power plant in Georgia. The agency unveiled a searchable computerized map on Wednesday, January 11 2012, that allows users to identify the …
Jan
04
New Report: Debunking the “Job Killer” Myth
Sweeping assertions about economic ruin caused by environmental regulations are nothing new, and many economists have concluded that there is no substance to them. Claims that a good quality of life demands a tradeoff between jobs and the environment have repeatedly been proven false over the last four decades. In December 2010, the U.S. Environmental …
Dec
22
Letter to SRBC Requesting Reconsideration of Water Withdrawal Permits
This morning we submitted an official letter on behalf of our members and 6 conservation and environmental groups to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), asking the Commissioners to reconvene for the purposes of completing its meeting held on December 15 and pointing out that the Commission’s approval of 26 water withdrawal permits for shale …
Dec
19
Nutrient Trading Comments for EPA
EPA recently solicited comments from environmental NGOs on how it should best oversee Bay states’ implementation of pollution reductions mandated under the 2010 Bay TMDL, specifically via their respective nutrient trading programs. Nutrient trading is a relatively new and un-tested mechanism designed to reduce pollution in the most cost-efficient manner. We do not believe nutrient …
Dec
10
Attend the Dec. 15th SRBC Mtg & Give Public Comment
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will meet Thursday, December 15, with an agenda including finalizing new natural gas rules and approving several pending water withdrawal applications. We encourage any individuals concerned with natural gas development in the Susquehanna Watershed to attend and provide civil public comment. Along with PA Sierra Club, Penn Environment and Earthworks, …
Dec
09
Letter to Bay States re: Phase II WIPs & Hydraulic Fracking
On Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, Earthjustice submitted an official letter to the environmental protection agencies of Chesapeake Bay tributary states on behalf of Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper®, Shenandoah Riverkeeper® and Potomac Riverkeeper®. The letter emphasizes the critical importance and legal requirement to address the adverse water quality effects of hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale in tributary states’ Chesapeake …
Dec
02
Support Our Work This Holiday Season!
Please consider a holiday donation to SOLS and your RIVERKEEPER® via Gifts that Give Hope, an alternative gift fair that promotes meaningful gift giving and support for non-profit organizations. You can DONATE ONLINE NOW throughout December 31st by clicking the link below. Its quick, easy, and we greatly value your support and generosity! http://www.giftsthatgivehope.org/york/
Nov
28
Comments to List American Eel Under Federal Endangered Species Act
After declining to list the American Eel under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 2007, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) opened a 90-day comment period in late August 2011 soliciting scientific and other relevant information on whether federal protections for the eel are appropriate. Here at Lower Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER® we know these critters …
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