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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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CBF Statement on Strengthening Virginia’s DEQ
August 19, 2019
Today Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources released a report on commitments to strengthen Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) under Gov. Northam’s Executive Order 6, issued in April 2018.
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Could It Happen Here?
August 16, 2019
Last week, three dogs—Abby, Izzy and Harpo—had a play date in and around a seemingly harmless pond in Wilmington, North Carolina. A few hours later all three were dead. The culprit? A poisonous blue-green algae.
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CBF Statement on Trump Administration’s Changes to the Endangered Species Act
August 12, 2019
Today, the Trump administration published rules stripping key provisions from the Endangered Species Act regulations.
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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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Menhaden Fishery Sustainability Certification Hits Snag
August 1, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—After numerous conservation groups raised serious concerns, a certification for sustainable seafood must take additional action before conditionally certifying Omega Protein's Atlantic Coast menhaden fishery.
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Osprey Rescue on the Lynnhaven River
July 31, 2019
Thanks to some quick thinking, an osprey fledgling was saved from a near drowning.
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Onancock's Burnham Guides Marks 10 Years of Dedication to Clean the Bay Day
July 29, 2019
Every year since 2009, the kayak guides have paddled Onancock Creek with a group of about 20 local volunteers to clean up trash in the waterway and surrounding marshes.
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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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Virginia Beach Students OWN ITT!
July 16, 2019
Virginia Beach students recently participated in the Our Watershed Needs Identified for Today and Tomorrow (OWN-ITT) competition, making sustainability focused story maps.
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Healthy Living and Family Legacy Under Threat in Union Hill
July 3, 2019
Richard Walker's ancestral homestead is the historically black community of Union Hill, VA, where his family still lives. But Union Hill's "healthy living" is being threatened by a compressor station that burns natural gas 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Become A Hopewell Tree Steward at Free Summer Course
July 1, 2019
(HOPEWELL, VA)—Volunteer tree stewards are needed to help plant and nurture the growing number of trees in Hopewell.
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CBF Statement on James River Standards to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms
June 27, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today the Virginia State Water Control Board approved key revisions to James River water quality standards for chlorophyll.
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Northern Neck Oyster Gardeners Help Restore Wild Reefs
June 27, 2019
Oyster gardening gives volunteers the opportunity to play a role in bringing back the beloved Chesapeake Bay bivalve.
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CBF Statement on Signing of Virginia Aquaculture Bills
June 25, 2019
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed two bills that will help support Virginia's oyster and clam aquaculture industry and others who use Virginia's tidal waters.
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CBF Issues Statement on Increased Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program
June 25, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Instead of decreasing funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program by 90 percent, as the Trump Administration proposed, the House increased funding from $73 million to $85 million.
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CBF Statement on Changes to Virginia’s Blue Crab Fishery
June 25, 2019
(HAMPTON, VA)—Today the Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved changes to Virginia’s blue crab fishery that include a slight increase in catch limits in November.
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CBF Opposes Rollback of EPA Clean Water Protections
June 7, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) opposes a proposed new EPA interpretation of the legal framework for protecting surface waters like streams and the Chesapeake Bay from pollution travelling through groundwater.
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CBF Statement on Virginia Beach Shooting
June 1, 2019
(VIRGINIA BEACH)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation dedicated today’s Clean the Bay Day to those affected by yesterday’s shooting in Virginia Beach and held a moment of silence for the victims at many cleanup sites across Virginia this morning.
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Thousands of Volunteers across Virginia Pick up Litter on Clean the Bay Day
June 1, 2019
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—Thousands of volunteers across Virginia today took part in the 31st annual Clean the Bay Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s shoreline and stream cleanup and one of the largest volunteer events in Virginia.
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A Watershed Moment
May 31, 2019
The Bay's recovery is fragile. And we are at a pivotal time to save the Bay.
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Delegate Bulova Presented CBF 2019 Legislator of Year Award
May 14, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently presented Delegate David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with a 2019 Legislator of the Year award for his leadership in restoring Virginia's waterways.
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Senator Hanger Presented CBF’s 2019 Legislator of Year Award
May 14, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Senator Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) has been a leader in ensuring strong investment in farm conservation practices and other programs that reduce pollution to local streams and rivers.
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CBF Statement on Blue Crab Survey Results
May 6, 2019
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—The Winter Crab Dredge Survey results released today show increasing numbers of all three major biological indicators of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.
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