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Kenny Fletcher

Director of Communications & Media Relations kfletcher@cbf.org
804-258-1628
Maryland

Valerie Keefer

Communications & Media Relations Manager vkeefer@cbf.org
443-482-2023
Pennsylvania

BJ Small

Communications & Media Relations Manager bsmall@cbf.org
717-200-4521
Virginia

Vanessa Remmers

Communications & Media Relations Manager vremmers@cbf.org
804-258-1567
Federal Office

Lisa Caruso

Communications & Media Relations Manager lcaruso@cbf.org
202-793-4485
General Communications

Rob Beach

Vice President of Communications rbeach@cbf.org
443-482-2076

News

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Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff

Chesapeake Bay Partnership Set to Meet Oyster Restoration Goals in Maryland and Virginia

The Chesapeake Bay Program today announced the expected completion of one of the Bay’s most successful recovery efforts to date: fully restoring oyster habitat in 10 tributaries in Maryland and Virginia by 2025.

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Brian Wee

Bay Restoration Is Bright Spot Among Harsh Budget Cuts in House Committee Bill

The House Appropriations Committee would continue funding key Bay restoration programs at EPA and the Department of the Interior at current levels in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan it approved today, 33-28.

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Andrew Overton

Senate Committee Shields NOAA Bay Restoration Work From White House Budget Cuts

The Senate Appropriations Committee defended essential Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs from the Trump administration’s budget ax in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved last week.

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