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Set Higher Water Standards to Keep Virginia's Waterways Clean
September 18, 2018
Across the country, harmful algal blooms are making headlines by poisoning waterways, killing fish, and threatening our health.
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The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint is Working
August 23, 2018
This is a critical time for bay restoration. At the halfway point between 2010 and 2025 the question is: Are we on track?
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CBF Issues Statement on Bay Program Pollution Reduction Estimates
July 17, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Beth McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Director of Science and Agricultural Policy, issued this statement following the release of Chesapeake Bay Program data on modeled reductions in pollution.
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Amid Discussions of Delay, CBF Releases Its 2017 Midpoint Assessment
May 30, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—With discussions underway to consider delaying full implementation of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's midpoint assessment of the principal Bay states' progress has taken on even more importance.
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Parachutes for the Planet: Aiming for a Livable Future
May 17, 2018
We have to be the promise for the planet.
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In Case Anyone Is Asking: Warmer Temperatures Hurt the Bay
March 28, 2018
In a February interview on KSNV-TV in Las Vegas, Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, questioned whether a warming climate might actually be a good thing.
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Farmer Spotlight: Ruth Ann's Garden Style Beef
March 13, 2018
Steve and Ruth Ann Derrenbacher are the third generation to own and operate their 140-acre family farm in Woodsboro, Maryland.
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CBF Issues Statement on 90 Percent Budget Cut for The Bay Program
February 12, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement following the release of the Fiscal Year 2019 Trump Administration budget, which reduced funding for EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program by 90 percent.
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This Week in the Watershed: Losing Our Compass
October 27, 2017
At the foundation of all the work to save the Bay is one fundamental element–science.
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A Clean Chesapeake Bay Requires a Strong EPA
October 25, 2017
In September of 1983, the results of a seven-year EPA study of the Chesapeake Bay landed on our respective desks — one of us was the new administrator of EPA, recently appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and the other was the new president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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We Can All Take Steps to Address Climate Change
October 18, 2017
As if flooding from sea-level rise isn't enough, climate change could also threaten our beloved Virginia oysters. For all of us who enjoy oysters regularly, it's no surprise that Vibrio bacteria are more likely to be an issue during warmer months.
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CBF Statement on the Rollback of the Clean Power Plan
October 10, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement concerning the rollback of the Clean Power Plan.
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The Clean Power Plan: How It Could Affect Chesapeake Bay Restoration
February 28, 2017
In 2005, despite the significant body of scientific evidence showing a correlation between increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere and increasing global temperatures, EPA refused to develop regulations curbing the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide from power plants, cars, and trucks.
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