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Parks Rountrey, Billy Garrett, Elizabeth Wilson, Dustin Underkoffler, Glenn Woodell, Sue C Mangan, Parks Rountrey, Edward Episcopo, Dale Hall, Michele Corr
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The way we produce food has profound consequences for the health of our communities, our environment and our local economies. Unfortunately, the status quo isn’t working for us or our environment. Legislators and policymakers need to support farmers' efforts to make critical changes.
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Kenny Fletcher/CBF Staff
This month, we explore the Bay's remarkable fisheries—from surveying blue crabs to controlling blue catfish to examining a trout hatchery. Read these stories and more.
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AJ Metcalf
Today, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates issued formal resolutions to mark the 50th anniversary of CBF's environmental education program.
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Baltimore City Department of Public Works
CBF thanks Baltimore leaders, including Mayor Brandon Scott, for their quick action to modify a company’s wastewater permit to prevent potentially toxic wastewater contaminated by the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio from arriving in Baltimore.
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Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program
Following the announcement that waste water from the East Palestine, OH, train crash will be ultimately disposed of at the Back River Wastewater Treatment plant, Doug Myers, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland Senior Scientist, issued a statement.
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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