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Renewal Project Accelerates Restoration Work In Halfmoon and Pequea Watersheds
October 30, 2023
The Halfmoon and Pequea Creek Watersheds Renewal Project, coordinated by CBF, is accelerating progress toward bringing impaired streams in the two Pennsylvania watersheds back to health.
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CBF Issues Statement on Rep. Sarbanes’ Announcement He Will Not Seek Another Term
October 27, 2023
The announcement by U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes that he will not seek another term in the House of Representatives will leave large shoes to fill, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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Save the Bay News: Healing Headwaters, Pollution Hotspots, and Eating Local
October 27, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay region’s food system profoundly affects the watershed and the people who live here. Our latest newsletter features stories about how to meaningfully address pollution from agriculture—the largest source of pollution to the Bay but also a critical part of our economy and way of life.
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As the Miles of Impaired Waters Increase, CBF Sees Opportunities and Momentum in Pennsylvania
October 27, 2023
On Saturday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will open for public comment its Draft 2024 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Report that identifies 28,820 miles of waterways in the Commonwealth that have been damaged by pollution.
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CBF Applauds House Committee Vote to Advance Bipartisan SEEE Act
October 26, 2023
CBF applauded the House Natural Resources Committee’s approval today of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and boost funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office and expand environmental education about the Bay.
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What Would a Dream Food System Look Like?
October 23, 2023
CBF's Clagett Farm Vegetable Production Manager Jared Planz discusses the value of eating local.
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CBF Mourns the Loss of Ridge Hall, Environmental Lawyer and Mentor to Many
October 23, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) joins the Chesapeake Legal Alliance and many others mourning the loss of Ridge Hall, a long-time environmental lawyer and mentor.
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Watershed Out of Balance: How Industrial Agriculture Tips the Scales
October 20, 2023
With intensifying livestock production in places like the Eastern Shore of Maryland, many are finding that conservation practices can’t keep up with pollution.
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ASMFC Releases Addendum II to The Striped Bass Management Plan as Low Numbers Cause Concern
October 19, 2023
As low striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay cause widespread concern, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released for public comment a fisheries management plan update that seeks to help rebuild the striped bass population.
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Chesapeake Executive Council Elects MD Gov. Moore to Chair at Pivotal Time
October 19, 2023
The Chesapeake Executive Council, which leads the federal-state Chesapeake Bay restoration partnership, elected Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as its chair at its annual meeting today.
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Tackling Pollution Hotspots
October 18, 2023
CBF’s Brian Gish discusses the pollution challenges in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County and the best way to approach them.
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CBF Testifies in Support of Key House Bill to Bolster Bay Science, Education, and Restoration
October 18, 2023
CBF Maryland Executive Director Allison Colden today urged the House Natural Resources Committee’s Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee to act on bipartisan legislation to support the critical scientific and educational work of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Office.
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Healing the Headwaters
October 16, 2023
How the James River Buffer Program has revolutionized the planting of valuable, pollution-reducing streamside forested buffers.
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Bringing Our Best to the Table
October 13, 2023
Change is a constant opportunity. The best laid plans will inevitably encounter wrenches. It’s how we react to them that matters.
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Save the Bay Magazine - Fall 2023
October 12, 2023
Fall 2023 issue of CBF's "Save the Bay" magazine includes a look at food production in our watershed--agriculture and fisheries and their effect on our environment, our economy, and our health.
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Chesapeake Striped Bass Survey Results Show Recruitment Failure
October 12, 2023
For the fifth consecutive year, juvenile striped bass numbers remained below average in both Maryland and Virginia.
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Five Times that Locals Spoke Up
October 6, 2023
For most, the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant is a distant environmental problem, but for nearby residents, it’s a daily, dismal struggle. Read their stories going back 75 years.
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CBF Virginia Oyster Gardeners Break Record in 2023
October 6, 2023
Volunteer oyster gardeners set a record in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Virginia program this year, with 691 volunteers across Virginia’s tidal waterways raising and returning 146,533 oysters in 2023.
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High School Students From PA, VA, and MD Take Action at Climate Change Summit in Virginia Beach
October 2, 2023
In Virginia Beach last weekend, 40 high school students from across Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania worked to develop climate change solutions that can be implemented in their communities at the biannual CBF Student Leadership Summit.
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Save the Bay News: Fall Changes, Farm Fest, and Leaf-Peeping
September 29, 2023
Fall is a magical time around the watershed. From vibrant, changing leaves to blustery cold fronts to quintessential autumnal activities, explore some of the great things that make this season on the Chesapeake so special.
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Warming Waters Bring a Storm of Challenges to the Bay
September 26, 2023
Rising water temperatures are reshaping the watershed and require restoration that takes climate change into account. Here are five things you should know.
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A Day in the Education Field
September 22, 2023
What exactly happens on a CBF field experience? CBF Pennsylvania educator Adaiah Bauer walks us through a typical day in the field.
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CBF Appeals Talbot Court Decision Upholding MDE’s Trappe Wastewater Discharge Permit
September 21, 2023
Following the Talbot County Circuit Court’s dismissal of CBF's challenge to MDE's wastewater treatment permit for the Lakeside at Trappe development, CBF today filed an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland.
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MDE to Take Comments On Industrial Stormwater Permit
September 20, 2023
Between now and Nov. 25, Maryland residents have an opportunity to provide comments to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) concerning a permit that governs how more than 1,400 industrial facilities manage pollution from stormwater runoff.
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CBF Taps Restoration Expertise to Advise White House on Valuing Nature’s Benefits
September 20, 2023
CBF urged the White House not to limit the guidance it is drafting on valuing the benefits of healthy ecosystems just to regulatory decisions in comments CBF recently submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
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