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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Lauds Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch’s Bill to Protect the State’s Oyster Restoration Tributaries
January 29, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—On Monday night, Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch introduced a new bill to permanently protect the state’s five Chesapeake Bay tributaries where oyster restoration work is underway or planned to take place.
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Broad Coalition Supports Trees for Clean Water Bill
January 18, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—A broad coalition of Virginians urges support of legislation introduced by Virginia Delegate Mark Keam to expand the ability of localities to require tree planting or replacement during the development process to achieve specific water quality goals.
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Waterway Solutions in the Old Dominion
January 17, 2019
I have high hopes the Virginia General Assembly will protect our waterways.
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2018 State of the Bay: A Stiff Reality Check
January 15, 2019
A cynic might be tempted to say that our optimism for the Bay a year ago was false, but a clear-eyed optimist will instead look closely at the important scientific signals and watch carefully as 2019 progresses.
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2018 Bay Health Score Drops as Massive Rains Increase Pollution
January 7, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s biennial State of the Bay report score decreased one point this year to 33, equivalent to a D+. The drop was largely due to increased pollution and poor water clarity caused by record regional rainfall.
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Eastern Shore State Senators and Delegates to Discuss Environmental Legislative Priorities Monday, Jan. 7
January 4, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Members of the media and the public are invited to attend the Eastern Shore Environmental Legislative Preview in Easton Monday night.
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CBF Statement on Proposed Changes to Mercury Air Toxics Standards
December 28, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Yesterday, the EPA proposed to change how it looks at the costs and benefits of the Mercury Air Toxics Standards.
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Hampton to Tackle Flooding with Creative New Tool
December 19, 2018
(VIRGINIA BEACH)—The City of Hampton could be the first in Virginia to take on pioneering projects that reduce flooding and prevent pollution by using environmental impact bonds, a creative new funding tool being leveraged through a partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Quantified Ventures.
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CBF Statement on Gov. Northam Budget Proposal
December 18, 2018
(RICHMOND)—Today Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced his Administration’s budget proposal, which includes historic investments in programs to restore Virginia waterways and the Chesapeake Bay.
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CBF Statement on Gov. Northam Proposing Historic Investment in Natural Resources
December 12, 2018
(VIRGINIA BEACH)—Today Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced his Administration’s proposed budget increases for critical programs that benefit Chesapeake Bay restoration.
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CBF Names Brenda Sieglitz to Manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership
December 11, 2018
(HARRISBURG, PA)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has named Brenda Sieglitz to manage the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, one of Pennsylvania’s most ambitious, collaborative, and challenging efforts to restore and protect its rivers and streams by planting 10 million trees by the end of 2025.
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CBF Issues Statement on Compromise Federal Farm Bill
December 11, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—After reviewing the proposed federal Farm Bill compromise, which will be considered by the House and Senate, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Director of Science and Agricultural Policy Beth McGee issued this statement.
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Students Determined to Continue Efforts to Recognize Hellbenders
December 11, 2018
Despite stalling out in the Pennsylvania House, these students aren't giving up on saving and recognizing Eastern hellbenders.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement on WOTUS Change
December 11, 2018
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President Lisa Feldt issued this statement today following the EPA announcement proposing to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" rule.
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CBF Statement on Grant to Increase Hopewell Trees
December 7, 2018
(HOPEWELL)—This week the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded an approximately $200,000 grant to continue a major effort in Hopewell by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and partners to increase the city’s tree cover and the use of natural solutions to flooding.
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CBF: From Paper to Practice, Real Benefits Come When Farm Plans Are Implemented
December 7, 2018
(HARRISBURG, PA)—Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, made the following statement after the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reported that inspections found that 96 percent of almost 3,000 small farms visited in the watershed meet state requirements for having pollution reduction plans.
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CBF Issues Statement on Grant to Expand Rotational Grazing
December 4, 2018
(HARRISBURG, PA)—The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced yesterday that the Chesapeake Bay Foundation will receive more than $850,000 to promote rotational grazing (also known as prescribed grazing) in Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Suspends Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction
November 26, 2018
(RICHMOND, VA)—Yesterday, the Wilmington, North Carolina, district of the Army Corps of Engineers suspended its issuance of a nationwide general permit to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline for construction.
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Harry Lester: Use Nature-Based Solutions to Address Flooding
November 13, 2018
With his recent executive order, Gov. Ralph Northam wisely directed the commonwealth to prepare for the inevitable impacts of climate change.
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CBF Statement on Buckingham Compressor Station Permit
November 9, 2018
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board postponed until December a vote on a permit for the Buckingham natural gas compressor station linked to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
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This Week in the Watershed: The Ripple Effect
November 9, 2018
We face numerous issues cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. And these issues are interconnected.
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CBF Statement on Passing of Flood-Protection Amendment
November 7, 2018
(RICHMOND, VA)—Yesterday Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that would allow local governments to offer partial tax relief to homeowners and businesses who invest to protect their property from recurrent flooding.
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The Chesapeake Bay’s Environmental Success Story Is in Danger
October 27, 2018
The Trump administration is threatening to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, but it’s not too late to turn things around.
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Ten Million New Trees Can Stem the Tide of Rushing Waters
October 24, 2018
One of the most ambitious and challenging efforts to reduce the pollutant payload that flows into the Susquehanna, other Commonwealth waterways, and down to the Chesapeake Bay has taken root—the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership.
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