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Investing in Clean Water for Carlisle

November 22, 2017

When the former International Automotive Components factory site along Fairground Avenue in Carlisle is redeveloped into commercial and residential properties, a hotel, and a restaurant, the Carlisle Urban Stormwater Park will protect the vulnerable LeTort Spring Run from polluted runoff.

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Makes Important Investments in Clean Water for PA

November 14, 2017

In York County, the idea to create a stormwater authority is going from the feasibility stage to development of an actual business plan.

This Week in the Watershed: Fighting for Forests

November 10, 2017

Right now, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, trees are exploding with color. The beautiful foliage around every corner is just one of the many benefits trees provide.

Defying Expectations in Baltimore's Inner Harbor

November 9, 2017

For the past five years, oysters have been growing in Baltimore's Inner Harbor through the Great Baltimore Oyster Partnership–a collaboration between Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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.

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.

Issues for Local Streams, Rivers, and the Bay Highlighted at Culpeper Breakfast Talk

October 17, 2017

(CULPEPER, VA)–The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Piedmont Environmental Council are hosting a breakfast discussion in Culpeper on issues facing local streams, rivers, and the Bay ahead of this fall's elections for Virginia’s Governor and House of Delegates.

Menhaden Monikers

October 12, 2017

"Some people call 'em bunkers, some people call 'em pogies, some people menhaden; they're all the same fish."

Construction of Atlantic Coast Pipeline Will Destroy Lands, Endanger State's Waters

October 10, 2017

Families in Virginia should not have to worry about their drinking water or whether in the future their children will continue to enjoy the same clean creeks and streams that we fish and swim in today.

Lafayette Reef Shows That If You Build It, Oysters Will Come Along Just Fine

October 4, 2017

Near the mouth of Norfolk's Lafayette River last July, a crane lifted a load of crushed concrete off a barge and released it into the water.

Outdoors Report: SWEEP Program Teaches Middle Schoolers About Susquehanna River

October 1, 2017

Community Welcomed to Third Annual Burgers, Brews for the Bay

September 29, 2017

This Week in the Watershed: If You Build It They Will Come

September 29, 2017

It goes without saying, but the Bay looked awfully different when Captain John Smith first navigated its waters in 1608. The journals of Smith reveal a Bay bursting with life.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Introduces New Financing Tool to Help Bay Communities Reduce Pollution and Meet Clean Water Goals

September 28, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)–The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in partnership with Quantified Ventures and with support from The Kresge Foundation and other funders, is inviting municipalities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to participate in a pilot project to implement natural solutions that reduce urban/suburban runoff that damages local rivers, streams, and the Chesapeake Bay.

CBF: Upwind Power Plant Owners Save $24 Million at the Expense of Maryland

September 27, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Jon Mueller, Vice President of Litigation at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, issued this statement after Maryland filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to respond to the state’s petition for action against 19 upwind power plants.

Hogan Sues EPA over Power Plant Pollution from Neighboring States

September 27, 2017

Norfolk Environmental Organizations Get $828k for Oyster Reef Construction

September 25, 2017

CBF Statement on Lafayette River Oyster Restoration Federal Grant

September 25, 2017

(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced a $199,665 Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund grant to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and a separate $200,000 grant to the Elizabeth River Project (ERP) for construction of oyster reefs in the Lafayette River in Norfolk.

Amazing Life in the Lafayette's Waters!

September 25, 2017

Amazing critters are thriving in the Lafayette River, an urban waterway entirely within Norfolk city limits. The great variety of life found on a recent biological survey of the Lafayette River is one more sign that this once-polluted river is getting better.