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Maryland Lawmakers Shouldn’t Forget the Chesapeake Bay during a Session Focused on Education
January 24, 2020
For once, the Trump administration has made a good decision for the environment and the Chesapeake Bay.
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CBF Statement on Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement Offer in Comments Filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
January 17, 2020
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject Maryland’s Conowingo Dam settlement offer with Exelon.
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Regulatory Re-dos Are the Bay’s Silent Killer
January 17, 2020
Piece by piece, the Trump administration is quietly unraveling protections for our water and air. It all adds up to bad news for the Bay.
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CBF Statement on Oral Arguments in Federal Lawsuit Regarding Out-Of-State Power Plant Pollution
January 16, 2020
Chesapeake Bay Foundation and environmental partners continued their legal support of Maryland and Delaware’s efforts to compel EPA to require coal-fired power plants in other states to operate their pollution controls.
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Maryland Is Suing to Restore the Bay. What Now?
January 13, 2020
Breaking news last week has spurred many questions about the Bay clean-up effort. Here’s what you need to know.
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Conservation Groups Defend Virginia Clean Water Plan from Wastewater Challenge
January 13, 2020
The Virginia Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies and several of its members have filed suit against Virginia to challenge expectations in Virginia’s Watershed Implementation Plan of additional pollution reductions from sewage treatment plants.
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Pennsylvania Has Been ‘Growing Greener’ for 20 Years
January 10, 2020
Twenty years after Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge signed a bill establishing Growing Greener at $650 million over five years, the Commonwealth struggles today to make the adequate investments necessary to clean and protect its waters.
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CBF Statement on White House’s Flawed Proposal to Revise Environmental Review Process
January 8, 2020
The Trump administration today proposed sweeping changes to the environmental review process that would effectively exclude climate change from the impacts federal agencies must consider when evaluating major federal actions like large-scale infrastructure projects.
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Floods and Fees: How a Pennsylvania Town Found a Fix for Stormwater
January 7, 2020
By re-envisioning stormwater management as a service, Derry Township energized efforts to proactively manage, repair, and upgrade aging infrastructure, reduce chronic flooding, meet the increasing regulatory requirements of its MS4 stormwater permit, and clean up its streams.
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Conowingo Deal Barely Addresses PA Runoff, Imperiling Cleanup
December 23, 2019
In October, the state of Maryland announced it had reached a settlement agreement with Exelon. The agreement has significant shortcomings.
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Trees and Grasses Make a Haven for Wildlife and Clean Water
December 17, 2019
Planting trees to protect Elk Creek in Centre County has given landowner Chip Brown more bang for the buck by improving habitat for fur, feathered, and finned wildlife.
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In Oyster News, We’re Celebrating
December 16, 2019
Federal and state funding measures to support oyster restoration and research would send more money flowing to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s most important natural filter.
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CBF Statement on Recommendation to Implement Phosphorus Management Tool
December 13, 2019
Today the Phosphorus Management Tool Advisory Committee recommended continuing to implement the phosphorus management tool as scheduled.
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New Virginia Leadership Should Look to Blueprint for Clean Water, Climate Action, and Green Jobs
December 12, 2019
This session we can implement the blueprint, meaningfully address climate change, support green jobs and ensure clean water for future generations.
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New Study Estimates Ammonia Emissions from Poultry Farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
December 5, 2019
A new study commissioned by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has determined an estimate of the amount of nitrogen that reaches the Chesapeake Bay due to ammonia emissions from poultry farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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Proposed EPA Policy Update Misses the Mark on Water Quality Trading
December 3, 2019
Water quality trading markets that incentivize conservation practices could significantly cut costs to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways. But only if they’re done right.
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CBF Statement on Anne Arundel County Approving a New Forest Conservation Bill
November 19, 2019
On Monday night, the Anne Arundel County Council unanimously passed the forest conservation bill that council members have been debating since County Executive Steuart Pittman first proposed strengthening forest protections in September.
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Oysters and Trees—Nature’s Filters Doing Double Duty
November 15, 2019
Volunteers helped CBF plant more than 1,000 trees and shrubs at the home of Hollywood Oyster Co. in November.
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CBF Urges Anne Arundel County Council to Pass Forest Conservation Bill as Amended
November 14, 2019
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is asking the Anne Arundel County Council to approve the amended version of the forest conservation bill at its next meeting Nov. 18.
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High School Student Helps Oysters Flourish in Virginia
November 12, 2019
Laney Bonner has become a great promoter of CBF’s oyster gardening program, all while keeping up as a student at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Copy of High School Student Helps Oysters Flourish in Virginia
November 12, 2019
Laney Bonner has become a great promoter of CBF’s oyster gardening program, all while keeping up as a student at Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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PA Legislators Need to Put the Money Where the Boots Are—on Farms
November 8, 2019
The boots on the ground—the farmers and the conservation community—are leading the way. It’s time state legislators invest in them.
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CBF Petitions NHTSA to Redo Rule Undermining State Clean Cars Programs
November 8, 2019
Today, we formally petitioned the Trump administration to cancel a recent rule aimed at revoking California’s authority to pursue a state program to cut tailpipe emissions of greenhouse gases, saying the rule is “unreasonable” and “not in the public interest.”
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Anne Arundel Council Should Strengthen Forest Conservation Bill
November 4, 2019
The Anne Arundel County Council should find ways to restore parts of the forest conservation bill they recently weakened with amendments.
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This Month in the Watershed: A Climate for Change
October 30, 2019
Climate change might be a global problem, but we are feeling the impacts here at home.
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