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News

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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Rob Schnabel/CBF Staff
A Model of Sustainability and Community Collaboration
How Maryland’s Hedgeapple Farm fosters a deep connection to our lands and waters while building a thriving community.
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Peter Cross
Save the Bay News: Blue Crabs, Baltimore Oysters, and the Impact of Federal Cuts
This month's newsletter features a range of stories from a crashing blue crab population to the return of oyster restoration following the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
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Press statements and releases from CBF's Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Federal Offices.
Maryland
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CBF Applauds Governor Moore’s Environmental Justice Executive Order
July 21, 2025
Maryland Governor Wes Moore took an important stance for environmental justice last week by signing an executive order focused on securing and leveraging state data to support environmental justice.
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Maryland Maintains Oyster Harvest Regulations for Upcoming Season
July 1, 2025
After Maryland’s oyster population nearly tripled over the past 20 years, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced it will maintain its current regulations for the 2025 to 2026 oyster harvest season.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement on Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant Overflow
June 3, 2025
Last week, roughly 21 million gallons of partially treated sewage overflowed from the Patapsco River Wastewater Treatment Plant after heavy rainfall.
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Maryland Reports Oyster Population Has Tripled Since 2005
May 20, 2025
Maryland’s oyster population has grown significantly in the last 20 years, according to the latest benchmark stock assessment issued this week by Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Pennsylvania
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Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Closing in on Lofty Goal as Spring Planting Plans Take Shape
March 5, 2025
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership (K10) plans to add nearly 200,000 new trees to Pennsylvania this year, approaching a lofty goal of 10 million new trees planted by the end of 2025.
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$50 Million in Governor's Budget Proposal Would Mean Cleaner Pennsylvania Rivers and Streams
February 5, 2025
CBF praised inclusion of $50 million in recurring budget investments for the Clean Streams Fund, which funds Pennsylvania's Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program.
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CBF Relocates Pennsylvania Office to Wildwood Park in Harrisburg
December 19, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) staff in Pennsylvania has surrounded itself with woodlands, water, and wildlife by relocating to Wildwood Park in Harrisburg.
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CBF Will Fight Preliminary Permit Granted For Proposed York County Hydroelectric Facility
November 21, 2024
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is considering its next move in the fight against plans to create a hydroelectric facility in York County and build a 1.8-mile-long dam and flood 580 acres of farms, fields, and forests at Cuffs Run.
Virginia
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Hampton River Restoration Project Achieves Major Milestone with Deployment of Innovative Natrx Basalt Oyster Shell Bags
June 26, 2025
The "Roots to Reef" initiative spearheaded by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in the Hampton River reached a critical new milestone this week in its mission to bolster the city's climate resilience.
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Solar Regulations Go Into Effect in Virginia
June 20, 2025
Years in the making, regulations governing large-scale solar projects in Virginia have been finalized and went into effect Wednesday, June 18. These regulations establish standards for mitigation when a solar project causes significant impacts to farms and trees.
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Virginia Celebrates Major Milestone: Completion of 2025 Oyster Restoration Goals in Six Tributaries
June 10, 2025
Virginia's leading environmental and governmental partners celebrated the successful completion of commitments to restore oyster reef habitat in six Virginia Chesapeake Bay tributaries on June 2 at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Brock Environmental Center.
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48,000 Pounds of Litter Removed Across Virginia on Clean the Bay Day
June 7, 2025
More than 48,000 pounds of litter will stay out of Virginia’s waterways thanks to over 2,600 volunteers who joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) annual Clean the Bay Day, Virginia’s largest and longest-running litter and shoreline cleanup.
Federal News
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Bay Restoration Is Bright Spot Among Harsh Budget Cuts in House Committee Bill
July 22, 2025
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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Senate Committee Shields NOAA Bay Restoration Work From White House Budget Cuts
July 21, 2025
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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Repeal of Power Plant Pollution Limits Poses a Threat to the Bay
June 11, 2025
The Trump administration today proposed to “repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants” by abandoning its statutory obligation to protect public health and welfare and departing from long-settled scientific consensus that power plant emissions contribute to dangerous air pollution.
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With Passing of Rep. Gerry Connolly, Chesapeake Bay Loses Fierce Champion
May 21, 2025
Nine-term Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) died today, passing away “peacefully at his home this morning, surrounded by family,” according to a statement his family posted on Connolly’s website.
Quick Links
- State of the Bay Report
- Annual Reports
- Legislative Session Issues Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia
- What is the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint?
- Press releases from 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.
- Fact Sheet: The Moment in Time: The Case for the Clean Water Blueprint for the Chesapeake
- Report: Debunking the "Job Killer" Myth: How Pollution Limits Encourage Jobs in the Chesapeake Bay Region