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D.C. May Have Had a Little Rain
July 12, 2019
After record-breaking rains and flooding across the Chesapeake region, is this the new normal?
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CBF Calls on EPA to Hold States Accountable to Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint
June 21, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its evaluation of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland’s draft "Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plans."
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CBF Report: The State of the Blueprint
May 28, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—A new Chesapeake Bay Foundation report examining the state of the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint found both good and bad news.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Funding for Oyster Restoration
May 21, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the House Appropriations Committee released details of funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers including $5 million for large-scale oyster restoration and rehabilitation efforts.
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CBF Issues Statement on the UMCES Report Card
May 21, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card found that extreme rainfall in 2018 cause indicator score to either decrease or remain the same
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What You Need to Know about Pennsylvania’s Clean Water Blueprint
May 10, 2019
Pennsylvania’s waters have been slowly improving, but the state is still falling far short of meeting its pollution reduction and local water quality goals.
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5 Things to Know about Maryland’s Clean Water Blueprint
May 7, 2019
Maryland's Clean Water Blueprint must get Maryland to the reductions necessary to meet its commitment to the 2010 federal “Total Maximum Daily Load.”
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What You Need to Know about Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint
April 30, 2019
Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint (also known as the the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan) is the single most important road map to restoring Virginia’s waterways
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Hope Springs Eternal. So Do the Shrimp.
April 26, 2019
Upon meeting the Bay for the first time, I came away an optimist.
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CBF Statement on Virginia Stream Fencing Proposals
April 17, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—CBF Virginia Executive Director Rebecca Tomazin issued the following statement on livestock stream fencing proposals in the draft update to Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint
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Penalty Increased for Tyson Poultry Plant Violations
April 17, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—The Virginia State Water Control Board voted to support stiffer penalties for Tyson Foods for repeated wastewater and stormwater violations at a poultry plant in Temperanceville on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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CBF Files Comments Opposing Replacement of the WOTUS Rule
April 12, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation today filed comments on the proposed replacement for the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule.
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CBF Statement on Maryland’s Release of the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Draft
April 12, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, Maryland released its draft "Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plan" for public review.
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CBF Urges Full Implementation of Commonwealth’s Plan to Reduce Pollution in Rivers and Streams
April 12, 2019
(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania today released its draft plan to ensure that programs and practices are in place to reduce pollution in the Keystone State's rivers and streams by 2025.
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CBF Statement on Virginia’s Draft Clean Water Blueprint
April 5, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Virginia Governor Ralph Northam today released a draft of the final update to Virginia’s Clean Water Blueprint, more technically known as the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan.
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Farmer Profiles: Dave Graybill
April 4, 2019
“You have to control the good things in your environment.”
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CSAs for the Bay
March 6, 2019
In the Chesapeake region, small scale farming that emphasizes best management practices is vital in supporting the health of the Bay and its waterways.
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This Week in the Watershed: The Bulldozers Are Waiting
March 1, 2019
It’s a scene that’s far too common. A fleet of gas-guzzling bulldozers flatten acres of high-value, mature, and healthy forest. In a flash, decades, even centuries, of nature’s hard work is reduced to stumps and mud.
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Budget Increases for Virginia Clean Water Programs
February 24, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today Virginia's General Assembly approved modifications to the state's budget for this fiscal year and the next, including several funding changes for key programs that restore Virginia's waterways.
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Appeals Court Upholds Stormwater Decision in Norfolk Southern v. Roanoke
February 15, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today upheld a decision requiring that Norfolk Southern pay stormwater utility fees to the City of Roanoke.
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This Week in the Watershed: Exposing Our Values
February 15, 2019
There is perhaps no document more revealing than a budget.
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CBF Issues Statement on Waters of the United States Rule
February 14, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The changes would remove protections for some wetlands and intermittent streams.
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Clean Water Voices in the Old Dominion
February 13, 2019
Good things happen when voices join together for the Bay.
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This Week in the Watershed: Forest Fervor
February 8, 2019
We are losing our forests at an alarming rate throughout the watershed.
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A Breakthrough on Coal Ash Cleanup
January 31, 2019
Hazardous coal ash has been precariously stored in unlined ponds at four sites along the James, Potomac, and Elizabeth rivers, but elected leaders in Virginia are now requiring it be moved.
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