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Stand up for Clean Water

March 8, 2017

Now is the time for Pennsylvanians to stand up for clean water and let elected officials know they should make reducing pollution a higher priority.

Save the Bay: Slashes to EPA Funding Would Reverse Years of Progress

March 6, 2017

The Trump administration's plan to cut Environmental Protection Agency staff by a fifth and eliminate key programs raises troubling questions about support for the highly successful Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint.

CBF Issues Statement on OMB Proposal to Cut Bay Restoration Funding

March 2, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Following reports in the Washington Post today of the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal to cut Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding in support of the Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint, Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued the following statement.

Presidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulations: How It Could Affect Chesapeake Bay Restoration

February 28, 2017

On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order stating that whenever any federal agency issues a new regulation or policy, it must also eliminate two existing regulations or policies.

Five Important Advocacy Actions You Can Do Right Now

February 14, 2017

The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint is working. By all metrics, we are seeing progress. Citizens, businesses, and governments are rolling up their sleeves to reduce pollution. And it is working.

CBF Says Governor Wolf's Budget Proposal for 2017-18 Lacks Adequate Investments to Meet Pennsylvania's Clean Water Commitments

February 7, 2017

(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) today issued the following statement from Pennsylvania Executive Director Harry Campbell, in response to Governor Tom Wolf's $32.3 billion General Fund budget proposal for fiscal year 2017-18.

CBF Issues Statement on Nominee Pruitt's Testimony concerning Bay Restoration

January 18, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement following the testimony of EPA Administrator nominee Pruitt concerning Bay restoration efforts.

Blueprint Progress Drives Improved Bay Health

January 5, 2017

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The health of the Chesapeake Bay improved two points (six percent) this year to 34, equivalent to a C-, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's (CBF) biennial State of the Bay report.

Supreme Court Allows Chesapeake Bay Blueprint to Stand

February 29, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the request of the American Farm Bureau Federation and its allies to take up their case challenging the legality of the Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan known as the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.

We give a *BLEEP* about NEPA. You should, too.

The government’s environmental moral compass is in serious danger of getting out of whack.