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Press Release: Blue Water Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation to Appeal Stormwater Permit Decision

ByBWB Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2022 Contact:Chris LandersBlue Water Baltimore(410) 357-1407clanders@bluewaterbaltimore.org AJ MetcalfMaryland Media and Communications Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay Foundation443-482-2023ametcalf@cbf.org BLUE WATER BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION TO APPEAL CIRCUIT COURT STORMWATER PERMIT DECISION BALTIMORE, MD—Last month, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City denied a petition from Blue Water Baltimore (BWB), the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF),…

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Victory! Mayor Scott Signs Net Zero Operations Bill

ByBWB Communications

On Earth Day, Mayor Scott signed Councilman Mark Conway’s bill to make City government operations net zero by 2045!  YOU made this win happen by writing to your City Councilmembers and the Mayor, posting on social media, and sharing our action alert with your friends and family. Read on for more details on this bill…

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March Advocacy Updates

ByBWB Communications

We’ve been busy tracking local and state legislation since our last Advocacy Update!  On March 16th, Baltimore’s City Council held a hearing on a bill to require City government operations become net zero. This was the final hearing on Councilman Mark Conway’s climate package. Now we need to tell the City Council to pass the…

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There’s No Environmental Justice Without Racial Justice

ByBWB Communications

As we celebrate Black History & Black Futures Month this February, the connections between environmental justice and racial justice are clearer than ever.  As a majority white organization working in a majority Black city, we at Blue Water Baltimore strive to uphold a commitment to equity and also recognize that we have a lot more…

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One Congregation’s Vision for a Sustainable Future

ByBWB Communications

Just miles from bustling downtown Baltimore City, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship sits on 10 acres of serene, undisturbed forest land. The land serves as a community peace park—with open trails and thousands of healthy trees. In the Fellowship’s parking lot and back areas, rain barrels and cisterns collect rainwater, repurposing it to water trees and plants…

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Dirt Mountain: How One Resident Stopped Polluters in Their Tracks

ByBWB Communications

For the past 12 years, Chris Schulze has lived in the Gwynns Falls watershed one block away from the Maiden Choice Run, a critical waterway. This waterway runs along Southwest Baltimore, feeding into the Gwynns Falls stream. Along the way it passes Chris’ neighborhood, creating a small pocket of wildlife in an otherwise bustling part…

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Celebrating Black History, Looking Forward to Black Futures

ByBWB Communications

Happy Black History Month! There is a lot to celebrate this month, and as an environmental organization, we would like to highlight Black Americans’ long and continued history in the push for environmental equity. The Roots of Environmental Justice   The Environmental Protection Agency recognizes environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of…