Maryland District 7 Delegates pen letter opposing Days Cove discharge permit

WHITE MARSH, MD—Maryland District 7 Delegates Ryan Nawrocki, Kathy Szeliga, and Lauren Arikan have written a letter opposing a proposed discharge permit for a White Marsh landfill. In August, Gunpowder Riverkeeper reported that the Days Cove Rubble Landfill had applied for a new discharge permit through the MD Department of the Environment. The letter from Delegates Nawrocki, Szeliga, and Arikan […]

Three Marylanders achieve Master Angler status in FishMaryland program

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has honored three anglers—Andrew Reier of Glen Arm, Ryan Kaler of Pasadena, and Jake Prior of Perry Hall—as the latest Master Anglers in its FishMaryland program. The trio earned the prestigious milestone by catching 10 different species of trophy-size fish, bringing the total number of Master Anglers to 23 since the program’s inception […]

Days Cove landfill seeking discharge permit, public hearing to be held in September

WHITE MARSH, MD—A landfill on Days Cove Road in White Marsh is applying for a new discharge permit through the MD Department of the Environment, according to Gunpowder Riverkeeper. On July 22, Gunpowder Riverkeeper requested a hearing for the discharge application. That hearing will tentatively be held on Tuesday, September 16 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Perry Hall Library. “Thank […]

Protecting Baltimore County’s Future: Why we support the Farmland Preservation Act

The following is an update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Baltimore County stands at a crossroads. For nearly six decades, the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line (URDL) has been a cornerstone of smart land management, preserving our rural landscapes, safeguarding our water supply, and ensuring that development happens where infrastructure can support it. The URDL is the boundary between urbanized […]

Maryland to host inaugural Outdoor Recreation Summit in October

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be hosting the state’s first inaugural Outdoor Recreation Summit this October, with the goal of highlighting the many different recreation opportunities that Maryland has to offer. The summit will be taking place at Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Allegany County from October 9-11, and will consist of a series of panels, […]

Attorney General, MDE file complaint against Joppa developer, homebuilder, contractor over water pollution violations

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment, on behalf of the Attorney General, has filed a complaint against a developer, homebuilder, and contractor for multiple water pollution violations at the Ridgely’s Reserve development in Harford County. The complaint (PDF), filed Friday in Harford County Circuit Court, alleges that the Ridgely’s Reserve development and its associated sewer line project caused “numerous […]

Middle River fisherman earns FishMaryland’s seventh Master Angler Award

BALTIMORE, MD—A Middle River man has become the latest angler to win a prestigious award from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Zeljko Koretic has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland DNR’s FishMaryland program. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch ten different species of fish in Maryland at trophy-size length. Koretic is the seventh Master Angler […]