The Maryland Water Monitoring Council (MWMC)  is pleased to announce its 27th Annual Conference, Environmental Justice in a Time of Climate Change, on December 2-3, 2021. This virtual conference will explore themes relating to a more equitable application of strategies across communities to address the shift to a new climatic normal and the environmental problems faced disproportionately by residents of disadvantaged areas.

An address by Dr. Sacoby Wilson, director of the University of Maryland School of Public Health Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health and appointee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board, will be featured at the plenary session.

Concurrent session topics will include Environmental Justice and Equity, Stream Restoration, Saltwater Intrusion, Invasive Species, Managing PFAS and Other Contaminants, Federal and State Legislation on Water Quality, Funding Resources for Project Support, and more.