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The Forest for the Trees
October 18, 2019
Forests are one of our most valuable resources in our work towards clean water. But despite their value, forests are disappearing at an alarming rate in Maryland's Anne Arundel County.
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CBF Applauds NFWF Grants to Improve Pennsylvania’s Water Quality
October 17, 2019
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants totaling more than $3.1 million aim to clean and restore polluted rivers and streams in the Commonwealth.
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CBF Statement on Anne Arundel County Forest Conservation Bill
October 7, 2019
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is strongly supporting an Anne Arundel County bill that is designed to reduce the county’s significant forest loss.
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CBF Commends Gov. Wolf’s Executive Order for Pennsylvania to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
October 3, 2019
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by setting caps on total carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants.
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Pennsylvania Farmers Experience the Bay Their Efforts Can Save
October 3, 2019
Pennsylvania farmers recently spent a weekend on the Chesapeake Bay to see and feel the effects of their clean water efforts are having downstream.
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The Bulldozers Are Winning
October 2, 2019
Forests are one of our most valuable resources in our work towards clean water. But despite their value, forests are disappearing at an alarming rate in Maryland's Anne Arundel County.
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CBF Statement on Appeals Court Ruling Against EPA in “Bad Neighbor Rule” Case
October 1, 2019
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against EPA in the “Bad Neighbor Rule” case, which challenged EPA’s decision to require no additional action by up-wind power plants to reduce pollution damaging air quality in downwind states.
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CBF Statement on Bay States' Litigation Opposing Trump’s Rollback of Critical Auto Emissions Standards
September 20, 2019
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation today is commending leaders of the Chesapeake Bay states that are opposing efforts by the Trump Administration to remove California’s critical auto emissions standards.
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CBF Statement on Maryland’s Changes to Oyster Fishery Regulations
September 16, 2019
The regulations call for removing one harvest day per week for commercial watermen—Wednesday—as well as reducing bushel limits.
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CBF Opposes WOTUS Actions
September 12, 2019
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized the first step in their plan to repeal and replace the Waters of the United States Rule.
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CBF Statement on Maryland’s Decision to Deny Permits for Charles County Solar Project
August 28, 2019
The Maryland Department of the Environment announced it is denying permits that a developer for Georgetown University had requested for a large solar energy project in Charles County.
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CBF Urges Maryland to Deny Permit for Charles County Solar Project
August 27, 2019
Georgetown University is proposing to clear-cut 240 acres of forest next to an environmentally sensitive stream to build the solar array on the Nanjemoy Peninsula near La Plata.
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CBF Assesses PA, MD, VA Plans to Achieve 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals
August 23, 2019
With only six years left for Bay jurisdictions to implement plans necessary to restore water quality in local rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay, Bay jurisdictions have now sent the EPA their final plans that outline how the 2025 goal will be met.
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CBF Statement on Final Maryland Clean Water Blueprint
August 23, 2019
Maryland is on-track to meet its overall pollution-reduction targets by 2025, due in large part to investments to upgrade sewage treatment plants, which have exceeded goals, and in farm management practices.
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CBF Statement on Final Virginia Clean Water Blueprint
August 23, 2019
Virginia’s plan is on track to achieve its 2025 goals, provided it accelerates efforts to reduce pollution from agricultural sources and growing urban and suburban areas, while continuing progress in the wastewater sector.
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Time’s Running out to Meet Bay Cleanup Goals, Especially in PA
August 14, 2019
The historic federal-state partnership working to clean up the Bay’s pollution is entering the final phase of restoration.
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Mature Buffer along Opossum Creek Shows Tree-Mendous Success
August 9, 2019
The long-term potential for tree-planting success in Pennsylvania is on display and protecting a stretch of Opossum Creek in Cumberland County.
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Virginia Oyster Gardeners Break Records in 2019
August 9, 2019
Volunteer oyster gardeners in Virginia this year raised and returned nearly 104,000 adult oysters to plant on sanctuary reefs, nearly three times the 39,000 oysters returned in 2018.
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CBF Statement on Maryland Court of Appeals’ Decision Upholding Stormwater Permits
August 8, 2019
The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld state-mandated pollution reduction requirements for Frederick and Carroll counties in an Aug. 6 decision.
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Northrop Grumman Experimenting with Sensors to Help CBF Monitor Oyster Reefs
August 5, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Six engineering teams are working with the latest technology to develop a solution to a challenging environmental issue.
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CBF Plants More Than 3 Million Oysters near Baltimore Harbor
July 31, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The work continues CBF’s efforts to increase the spawning potential of oysters at reefs next to Fort Carroll, just south of the Baltimore Harbor.
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Cautious Good News about Underwater Bay Grasses
July 24, 2019
After last year’s record-breaking rainfall across the region had many wondering how the Bay's underwater grasses were holding up.
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CBF Issues Statement on Bay Grass Abundance
July 24, 2019
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s annual Bay grass survey is good news, especially considering last year’s record rainfall.
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Show Me the Science: Virginia’s Refreshing Take on a Water Quality Quandary
July 18, 2019
Working together, researchers and policymakers created a win for the James River—and everyone else.
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Show Me the Science: Virginia’s Refreshing Take on a Water Quality Quandary
July 18, 2019
Working together, researchers and policymakers created a win for the James River—and everyone else.
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