News
May 10, 2013
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.
Posted in: Articles
May 7, 2013
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.
Posted in: Announcements
April 18, 2013
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.
Posted in: Annual Reports
April 1, 2013
States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are considering agricultural certainty programs that will give farms a ten-year amnesty from new environmental regulations in exchange for implementing best management practices as reported in “States Poised to Offer Break to Farms that Install BMPs,” Bay Journal (April 1, 2013) Rona Kobell.
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March 12, 2013
“Our Place in the World: A New Relationship for Environmental Ethics and Law,” Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law, Duke Law School. Duke Law Journal, v.62, No. 4 (January 2013).
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