Here are some of our sources of information for this website (power plant issues and other environmental issues in the Brandywine area, plus added possible solutions):
Maryland Public Service Committee (PSC) website (case number 9330 for Mattawoman Energy):
- Agendas & Hearing Schedules
- Downstream Strategies report – submitted to PSC by Clean Air PG founder, Dr. Henry Cole with thanks to the Sierra Club
- Official filings of Mattawoman Energy to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) and put in “Mattawoman Energy” & select in the results: Sort by: Date (Note an ad will appear on top, also if it doesn’t sort by date, then scroll to bottom)
- Submit Written Comments
- YouTube station where you can see live hearings and recordings of past hearings
Articles for supportive information:
- Customer bows out of Dominion pipeline project – Southern Maryland News – May 14, 2019
- Environmental Justice Advocates Sound Alarm Over Eastern Shore Pipeline by Elizabeth Shwe – October 30, 2020
- Fragile bog’s exotic flora Wetland: Two scientists are trying to save a Charles County marsh, home to a number of rare plants, from death by development. – The Baltimore Sun – March 31, 1997
- Maryland bill mandating 50% renewable energy by 2030 to become law, but without Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature – The Baltimore Sun – May 22, 2019
- Out of Control: Mounting Damages From Coal Ash Waste Sites by Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice – WAMU American University Radio – February 24, 2010
- Top 10 Most Contaminated Groundwater Sites Revealed in First Major Coal Ash Pollution Study – March 4, 2019
Links for Data:
- Brandywine Coal Ash Landfill – AshTracker – from coal power plants
- Cedarville State Forest – where the pipeline is going; public land & recreation area with fish hatchery ~6 mi. from proposed Mattawoman Energy power plant (much closer as the bird flies & pollution flows)
- BRANDYWINE DRMO Superfund Site – another environmental degradation in Brandywine
- Mattawoman Creek – Mattawoman Energy named itself after this Piscataway tribe-named and used creek – partly in Cedarville State Forest
- Metropolitan Washington officials approve plan to meet 2030 climate goals – links to plan (pdf download) – only mentions power plants twice & methane 6 times – Posted: Nov 18, 2020
- Mattawoman Energy Center has links to permit documents
- USGS Water Resources– always note what information is collected in this area – not enough information about the pollutants that currently are important to monitor are being monitored
News Links about Brandywine featuring our members and/or our power plant issues:
- Bridging the Trust Gap in Energy Justice Battles
- Cluster of power plants divides a Maryland community – CNN
Organizations fighting pollution and climate change here and/or supporting our work:
- Brandywine/TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition – Title VI Complaint
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
- Mattawoman Watershed Society
- Sierra Club, Maryland Chapter
Government links:
- Sustainable Energy on Prince George’s County site (PEPCO mentioned, not SMECO which is the predominant power company in Brandywine)
- The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Climate Change Program
Links to other environmental issues in the Brandywine area:
- Brandywine Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance – focusing on Development that brings pollution and traffic
- Brandywine TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition – formerly the Danville Floral Park Road Citizens Association
- How Military Pollution Could Cause The Next Water Crisis – CNBC YouTube video – Besides Joint Base Andrews in Clinton, we have the remains of their Receiver Site (pdf of “risk drivers”), and a fire training facility in nearby Cheltenham
- Military Poisons – for PFAS and other pollution issues in Southern Maryland and on the Patuxent River
Exploring possible solutions:
- Examining the Viability of Planting Trees to Help Mitigate Climate Change – although it’s a good idea on the surface, there are problems with widespread planting of trees as a solution to climate change, however, locally we can still plant trees.
- The best idea in a long time: Covering parking lots with solar panels
- Parking Lot Solar PV Canopy with EV Charger Grant Program
