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Forested buffers help filter runoff from farms before pollution enters our waterways.
Photo: CBF Staff
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) opposes a proposed new EPA interpretation of the legal framework for protecting surface waters like streams and the Chesapeake Bay from pollution travelling through groundwater.
Read More(VIRGINIA BEACH)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation dedicated today’s Clean the Bay Day to those affected by yesterday’s shooting in Virginia Beach and held a moment of silence for the victims at many cleanup sites across Virginia this morning.
Read MoreThe Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.
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A reflection of the forest in a stream in Virginia at Poor Farm Park—seems like Monet painted it himself.
Bob Diller
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