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“My Voice Was Really Heard”
February 25, 2025
Advocating for strong environmental legislation is an important part of protecting water quality and saving the Bay. Maryland student leaders took time to talk to their local legislators and encourage them to vote favorably on some of this year’s key environmental bills.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Alan Girard Elected to Lead Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative
February 20, 2025
To help protect water quality across the Chesapeake Bay region, Alan Girard, CBF's Maryland Advocacy Director, was elected this year’s Chair of the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative (DLLC).
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Reducing Pollution, Flood Relief, and Environmental Education Key Pillars of Virginia Budget
February 20, 2025
Virginia lawmakers made some of the strongest investments in recent years when it comes to flood protection, cleaner rivers and streams, and more hands-on outdoor learning in the compromise budget proposal announced Thursday.
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Menhaden Study Fails to Advance in Virginia Budget
February 20, 2025
Despite mounting troubling signs about the health of the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population, this legislative session Virginia lawmakers failed to approve three separate efforts to fund a study intended to answer long-standing questions about the Bay’s menhaden.
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Save the Bay News: Fighting for the Bay We Love
February 14, 2025
This special Valentine's edition of our newsletter is all about fighting for the Bay we love. Read on for stories of advocacy, perseverance, and hope in chaotic moments like these.
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We Are Built for These Moments
February 13, 2025
It is important to remember that our work is so much bigger than the federal government. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation itself grew from a recognition that government action alone is insufficient to protect our waterways. We are built for these moments.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Supports Governor Wes Moore's Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act
February 11, 2025
The legislation would improve Bay health, while also promoting economic growth, by making environmentally friendly practices easier and more appealing for people and businesses across the state to implement.
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Knocking on Virginia Lawmakers’ Doors
February 6, 2025
Clean Water Lobby Day in Virginia returns with new faces of a younger generation of Bay stewards fighting for living shorelines, trees, wetlands, and so much more...
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Environmental Wins and Losses at Virginia General Assembly Crossover
February 5, 2025
The Virginia General Assembly session has reached its midpoint, marking some wins and losses for key environmental measures.
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$50 Million in Governor's Budget Proposal Would Mean Cleaner Pennsylvania Rivers and Streams
February 5, 2025
CBF praised inclusion of $50 million in recurring budget investments for the Clean Streams Fund, which funds Pennsylvania's Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program.
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Virginia Proposed Budget Features Environmental Gains
February 2, 2025
Virginia lawmakers recognized the strong connection between thriving, healthy Virginians, a cleaner environment, and robust living resources with their proposed budget amendments released Sunday.
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The Karen Noonan Center, 30 Years Strong
January 30, 2025
A victim of the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist bombing over Lockerbie, 20-year-old Karen Noonan was a college student devoted to education and the outdoors. For more than 30 years, her legacy has lived on through this CBF education program.
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Endangered Species Listing for Hellbender Is Long Overdue
January 28, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the Eastern hellbender as an Endangered species. A group of determined young people in Pennsylvania, the original “Hellbender Defenders,” say the recognition is long overdue.
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Lawmakers Focus On Protecting Virginians From Flooding and Extreme Weather
January 28, 2025
During the Virginia legislative session this month, lawmakers will consider measures that address rising challenges from climate change and strengthen Virginia’s protections against extreme weather.
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Virginia Lawmakers Target Invasive Blue Catfish
January 24, 2025
A proposal advancing through Virginia's General Assembly hopes to get more invasive blue catfish out of state waters and on to people’s plates.
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Let's Turn Promises into Progress for the Chesapeake Bay
January 23, 2025
Governor Wes Moore and legislative leaders have an important, though unenviable, task ahead for the remainder of the 2025 General Assembly session: meeting Maryland’s ambitious goals for environmental progress and climate resiliency while navigating a $3 billion budget shortfall.
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CBF Congratulates Laurie Schwartz, Long-Time Baltimore Harbor Changemaker, on Upcoming Retirement
January 22, 2025
After a remarkable career improving the Baltimore Harbor and Chesapeake Bay, Laurie Schwartz has announced her retirement from the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore (WPB).
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Delaware Wins with Chesapeake Bay Restoration
January 17, 2025
We urge Meyer and his administration to be strong leaders for clean water and committed Bay restoration partners.
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Five Ways We’re Advocating for the Bay in 2025
January 16, 2025
Despite a shift in the political landscape this year, we’re committed as ever to fighting for the Bay in 2025.
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Recreational Angling, Conservation Community Supports Menhaden Science Funding
January 15, 2025
During the 2025 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers will again consider providing funding for university research into the Commonwealth’s largest fishery: Atlantic menhaden.
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Chesapeake Bay Commission Elects MD Sen. Sara Love as Chair
January 7, 2025
The Chesapeake Bay Commission this week announced that it has elected Maryland Senator Sara Love as its next chair.
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President Signs Bipartisan Bill to Extend Bay Restoration Programs Into Law
January 2, 2025
President Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation last week to extend federal programs essential to restoring the Chesapeake Bay and increasing access to this national treasure.
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Save the Bay Newsletter: The Year’s Best
December 20, 2024
It is no surprise that all of our top stories of 2024 have something to do with the Bay’s extraordinary wildlife.
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Regenerative Practices Are Best Way to Boost Farm Resiliency, CBF Tells USDA
December 20, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should prioritize regenerative farming methods to promote conservation practices with the greatest climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, experts at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) advised the department in comments filed today.
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Virginia Legislators Primed for New Environmental Measures
December 20, 2024
Virginia legislators are poised to consider key environmental budget and policy during the 2025 legislative session on Chesapeake Bay restoration, flooding and resiliency, menhaden, oysters, and environmental education.
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