News

No Profit in Pollution

2013-05-10T15:51:43Z

The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) has released, No Profit in Pollution: A Comparison of Key Chesapeake Bay State Water Pollution Penalty Policies, which examines a component of clean water enforcement penalty policy that is aimed at ensuring that polluters do not profit from their bad behavior. The paper focuses on what is known formally as the “economic benefit of noncompliance (EBN).” This paper looks at the penalty policies of three key Chesapeake Bay states, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, to examine the rigor of their penalty policies and practices concerning the EBN penalty component.

CLA’s Beautiful Bay-themed May Day Basket

2013-05-07T12:50:57Z

Chesapeake Legal Alliance was proud to hang its first annual flower basket in participation of May Day 2013. Each year, residents and businesses throughout downtown Annapolis uphold a hometown tradition of hanging fresh cut flower baskets on their door in hopes to win the prize of best May Day flower basket in the city. This year marked the 56th annual May Day flower basket competition, and did not fail to impress with bright and colorful arrangements splashed around the city on May 1.

2012 Annual Report

2013-04-18T14:11:32Z

Chesapeake Legal Alliance, Inc. is proud to make available our 2012 Annual Report. We are very pleased to share highlights of our successes and accomplishments throughout 2012. We think you’ll especially enjoy reading how much our organization has grown to meet increasing demands for services while working with those who share our mission of restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay. Click here to read more: CLA_Annual_Report_2012

“States Poised to Offer Break to Farms that Install BMPs,” Rona Kobell

2013-04-01T19:27:46Z

In her article, "States Poised to Offer Break to Farms that Install BMPs," Rona Kobell discusses the ideas behind agricultural certainty programs that are under consideration by some states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including Maryland and Virginia. The "Ag Certainty" progam will give farms a ten-year amnesty from new environmental regulations in exchange for implementation of best management practices. Bay Journal (April 1, 2013) Rona Kobell.

“Our Place in the World: A New Relationship for Environmental Ethics and Law,” Jedediah Purdy

2013-03-12T16:58:35Z

Jedediah Purdy is a Professor of Law at Duke Law School. His article, "Our Place in the World: A New Relationship for Environmental Ethics and Law" draws on philosophy, history, and psychology to develop an account of the ethical changes that might emerge from the law of food systems, animal rights and climate change, and proposes legal reforms to foster that ethical development. Duke Law Journal, v.62, No. 4 (January 2013).

“Collaborating to Nowhere . . .” Rena Steinzor and Shana Jones, Winter 2013

2013-03-12T16:09:06Z

Rena Steinzor is a professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and the president of the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR). She has worked on Chesapeake Bay issues for two decades. Shana Jones was the executive director of CPR and its senior policy analyst regarding the Chesapeaek Bay; she teaches environmental law at William and Mary Law School. Their article, "Collaborating to Nowhere: The Imperative of Government Accountability for Restoring the Chesapeake Bay," takes a look at the challenges of Chesapeake Bay cleanup. George Washington University Law School Journal of Energy & Environmental Law (Winter 2013)

“Implementing the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint,” Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., March 2013

2013-03-12T15:38:20Z

Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., Vice Chairman of CLA, brings us up-to-date information in his article, "Implementing the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint."

“The Chesapeake Bay TMDL” by Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., May/June 2011

2013-03-12T14:20:43Z

Ridgway M. Hall, Jr., Vice Chairman of CLA, authored the article "The Chesapeake Bay TMDL", which appeared in The Environmental Forum, v.28, No. 3 (May/June 2011). © 2011 Environmental Law Institute ™. Reprinted with the permission of ELI™.

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Winter 2013

2013-01-31T21:02:42Z

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Winter 2013

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Fall 2012

2012-10-25T19:37:24Z

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Fall 2012

Clean Water Act Anniversary Draws Comments from Environmental Leaders

2012-10-20T13:46:57Z

“I grew up in what we knew as 'the land of pleasant living,' of which the Chesapeake Bay was a critical ingredient. It is one of the major reasons I still live here after 70 years.” So begins Russell B. Stevenson, Jr., founder and Chairman of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance (CLA), who was invited to share his thoughts on the impact of the Clean Water Act passed by Congress forty years ago. The article, in The Capital, the local Annapolis, Maryland newspaper, also includes comments from others dedicated to restoring the Chesapeake Bay, including several CLA clients. Read the full article here.

In the News - Critical Choices: Spirit of the Law

2012-09-12T18:33:49Z

As reported in The Capital, September 12, 2012 by Staff Writer E.B. Furgurson III

The fight against development in Maryland’s critical area continued this week, going before the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Chesapeake Legal Alliance was there to support South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development. Read the full article here.

In the News

2012-08-30T14:35:46Z

As reported in The Capital on August 29, 2012 by Elisha Sauers.

As a federal lawsuit threatens the enforcement of the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay “pollution diet,” the City of Annapolis, MD has joined in as a supporter of the new environmental regulations. Chesapeake Legal Alliance Chairman and volunteer attorney, Russell Stevenson, Jr., is representing Annapolis and filed an amicus brief on their behalf in July. Capital Staff Writer Elisha Sauers spoke with Russ and other regarding the federal lawsuit and the City’s hope that the judge will uphold the bay diet. Read the full article here.

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Summer 2012

2012-07-20T15:52:29Z

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Summer 2012

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Spring 2012

2012-04-12T14:18:25Z

CLA Newsletter - Bay Brief Quarterly - Spring 2012