Save the Bay Blog March 2017

What Chesapeake Bay Program Cuts Mean for Pennsylvania

March 29, 2017

It is labeled as the "Chesapeake Bay Program," but it means clean water for Pennsylvania. That's why we're alarmed by the proposed federal budget that would eliminate all funding for this critical program.

What Chesapeake Bay Program Cuts Mean for Virginia

March 28, 2017

Since the release of the federal budget proposal to eliminate all funding for EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program, we've been getting a lot of questions about what the cuts could mean for Virginia and for CBF.

90-Year-Old Volunteer to Save the Bay

March 28, 2017

Though Walter Zadan recently celebrated his 90th birthday, the Williamsburg resident keeps up a schedule that is unusual for a nonagenarian.

Photo of the Week: West River Sunset

March 27, 2017

This photo was taken in Shady Side with a view of the sunset on the West River.

Five Reasons Why the Chesapeake Bay Program Is Critical to Saving the Bay

March 22, 2017

Last week, the Trump Administration issued a preliminary budget that eliminates all funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), a critical part of the state/federal partnership to restore the Bay and its rivers and streams.

Leave Chesapeake Bay Oyster Sanctuaries Alone

March 21, 2017

In the current hostile political climate, we can't seem to agree on any government policy. But that's exactly what happened in Maryland this past month. A poll found about 90 percent of Maryland voters, across party lines, want the state to protect oyster sanctuaries.

Chesapeake Bay's Future Imperiled

March 20, 2017

I'm angry and I'm upset. President Donald Trump has proposed something terrible. I'm not willing to trade a healthy Chesapeake Bay for a wall on the Mexican border.

Yard Make-Over at No Cost

March 17, 2017

Residents of Cambridge, this spring you can win an unusual prize: a yard make-over at no cost.

Tell Your Legislators You Support Efforts to Clean up Water, Bay

March 14, 2017

The Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint is working. By all metrics we are seeing progress.

Photo of the Week: Doggy in the Window

March 10, 2017

One-For-One Replanting Bill Will Help Preserve Maryland's Forests

March 9, 2017

Pit a bulldozer against a tree and the tree rarely wins.

Stand up for Clean Water

March 8, 2017

Now is the time for Pennsylvanians to stand up for clean water and let elected officials know they should make reducing pollution a higher priority.

Photo of the Week: The River Enriched Us

March 7, 2017

This photo was taken at Church Point in St. Mary's City, Maryland.

Save the Bay: Slashes to EPA Funding Would Reverse Years of Progress

March 6, 2017

The Trump administration's plan to cut Environmental Protection Agency staff by a fifth and eliminate key programs raises troubling questions about support for the highly successful Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint.