Fisheries
Menhaden Need Maryland’s Help
Anyone who’s been out fishing on the Chesapeake Bay knows that a vital bait fish called menhaden, and their predators, have become harder and harder to find.
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Fisheries
The Big Meeting for a Little Fish: Atlantic States Will Decide on Menhaden
In just a few days, fishery regulators will meet in Newport, Rhode Island, to consider major changes to how they manage menhaden—a critical fish that is foundational to the food web in the Chesapeake Bay and along the entire Atlantic Coast.
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Scenes From the 60th U.S. Oyster Festival
What is it about oysters that make them so irresistible, even when many of us would rather look at them than slurp them down our…
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Save the Bay News
Save the Bay News: Bay Report Card, the Future of Baltimore's Trash, and Celebrating 40 Years in Pennsylvania
In this month’s newsletter, we discuss a recent report on the Bay's health, how federal decisions are impacting clean water, and much more.
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Forty Years of Clean Water Work Across Pennsylvania
This month marks the 40th anniversary of CBF’s Pennsylvania office and with it comes great progress for clean water across the Commonwealth.
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Stormwater
Amid Trump Attacks on Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Must Lead the Way. Let’s Start with Stormwater.
Recently President Trump took aim at the Chesapeake Bay. Perhaps just as concerning, he urged states to backtrack on one of Maryland’s fastest growing challenges: flooding and pollution from stormwater.
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Water Quality
Is the Chesapeake Bay the Best It’s Ever Been?
The Chesapeake Bay scored a “C+” in the latest report card released by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences. It’s the best grade in 40 years, but there’s more to the story.
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Stormwater
Pennsylvania Should Stand up for Stormwater
Pennsylvania has long rallied communities to protect our rivers and streams, which is why the President’s recent executive order aimed at reversing clean water protections is so hard to understand.
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South Baltimore Advocates Fight Air Pollution Permit for Wheelabrator Trash Incinerator
For decades, the Wheelabrator incinerator has severely threatened the health and wellbeing of nearby communities and poisoned South Baltimore’s air and water.
