Many of you may recall our long efforts aimed at ensuring a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, sited in the Chesapeake Bay, undergoes a thorough review process before any decisions are made. Unfortunately those reviews have not occurred and the pressure is on from big business to rush through with the project. A …
Category Archive: Press
Jan 11
Conowingo Dam & Health of the Chesapeake Bay
2013 is here and along with it significant opportunities to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. In particular, opportunities to address excess sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus (nutrient pollution) that tributary rivers discharge to the Bay. For the past 5 years Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper has engaged with decisionmakers and scientific experts on how best to …
Dec 13
Smallmouth Bass & the Susquehanna River
Fish are natural indicators of good, or conversely bad, water quality. Fish need the right amount of oxygen to breathe, and good habitat in which to forage for food. When excess pollution, particularly nutrient pollution, enters waterways local water quality often suffers because nutrients deplete water oxygen levels and lessen the amount of good habitat …
Nov 14
Organizations Demand PADEP Reveal all Data from Water Tests
25 organizations, including Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, sent a letter to Governor Tom Corbett today criticizing the PA Department of Environmental Protection’s well water testing and notification policies as outdated, lacking transparency, and inadequate to protect residents and drinking water from pollution caused by gas drilling. The groups called on the Governor to take immediate action …
Apr 12
Maryland Approves New Stormwater Pollution Mandate
Maryland Stormwater Pollution Mandate In a move aimed at helping Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, the Maryland General Assembly adopted a bill late Saturday (4/9) night mandating that Maryland’s largest localities, including Baltimore city and its suburbs, levy fees on their residents to pay for controlling polluted runoff from streets, parking lots and buildings. HB987 cleared …
Apr 10
Mounting Science Proves Pesticides Causing Bee Die-offs
Scientific evidence continues to mount strengthening the case that neonicotinoid pesticides are indeed key drivers behind colony collapse disorder (CCD). Three new studies out in the past two weeks, including one on April 5, 2012, add to the growing body of evidence that implicate pesticides as a critical catalyst behind drastic declines in bee population. With …
Mar 27
“State of the Susquehanna” Interview with WITF’s Smart Talk
WITF “Smart Talk” Interview We had the unique pleasure of being guests on Scott Lamar’s “Smart Talk” this morning, WITF 89.5. In that show we discussed many of the issues we work upon including sedimentation of waterways, hydropower dams, thermal pollution from industrial power plants, agricultural pollution, and of course Marcellus shale. Take the …
Nov 25
EPA Partially Grants Environmental Groups’ Petition Re: Reporting Rule for Fracking Chemicals
EPA Responds to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Petition A few months back Earthjustice submitted a petition on behalf of SOLS and over one hundred other organizations urging EPA to initiate a rulemaking designed specifically to address the reporting of fracking chemicals. On November 25, 2011 EPA responded to our concerns. Sort of. EPA agreed …
Mar 24
Those Favoring, Opposing Shale Drilling Present Cases to County Groups
Lancaster New Era// SOLS’ Director of Operations and Staff Attorney for the Lower Susquehanna RIVERKEEPER®, Guy Alsentzer, presented at the inaugural event of the Community Action Forum on Marcellus Shale Gas Wednesday evening, March 23, 2011, at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster PA. With an auditorium packed to overflowing, Guy presented on the environmental …
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