“No grass, no crabs”: Maryland community grapples with Gunpowder River mud pollution

A man is deploying his crab traps on the Gunpowder River on Oct. 4, 2024.
A man is deploying his crab traps on the Gunpowder River on Oct. 4, 2024.

By Andrea Durán, Daranee Balachandar and Alisha Camacho

The Gunpowder Riverkeeper and the Maryland Department of the Environment are in the process of suing the largest homebuilder in the country for water quality violations from their construction site. Meanwhile, the Joppa community grapples with the repercussions of the muddy waterways.

Re-published in:

  • Maryland Daily Record
  • Baltimore Fishbowl
  • Newsbreak
  • Ground News
  • Baltimore Post-Examiner
  • Maryland Reporter