Press Statement
Court Ruling a Huge Loss for Stormwater Solutions in Maryland
After years-long legal battle, environmental partners urge state to step up on stormwater runoff—Maryland's fastest growing pollution source.
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Meet the Media Relations Team
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Marketing & CommunicationsKenny Fletcher
Director of Communications and Media Relations, Virginia & Federal Media Contact
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Marketing & CommunicationsValerie DiMarzio
Maryland Communications & Media Relations Manager
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Marketing & CommunicationsDavid Sherfinski
Virginia Communications & Media Relations Manager
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Executive LeadershipRob Beach
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
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Marketing & CommunicationsAlex Johnson
Pennsylvania Communications & Media Relations Manager
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Press Release
Maryland Residents Strongly Support Oyster Sanctuaries, Despite Proposals to Roll Back Their Protections
More than three in four voters support keeping Maryland’s oyster sanctuaries protected, despite state and federal efforts that threaten to open these reefs to harvest, according to polling data released today by CBF.
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Press Statement
DEQ Report Highlights Major Problems for Eastern Virginia Groundwater Supply
DEQ found that the Virginia Coastal Plain (VCP) aquifer system, which roughly covers the portion of the Commonwealth that stretches from Interstate 95 to the Chesapeake Bay, is stressed to the point where groundwater resources would be unlikely to support significant future growth or economic development in much of eastern Virginia.
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Press Statement
Data Center Bill Would Reveal Energy and Water Use, Incentivize Efficiency
New legislation introduced today by Virginia Senator Mark Warner would require large data centers to publicly report their energy and water usage, emissions, and backup power generation.
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Press Statement
Good and Bad News for Clean Water in Pennsylvania as State Budget Passes
Pennsylvania legislators passed a state budget over the weekend that proposed stronger requirements for applying noxious food waste to farm fields and required data centers to report water and energy use.
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Press Statement
House Advances Legislation Supporting NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
A U.S. House committee advanced bipartisan legislation today supporting Chesapeake Bay science, restoration, and education work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Office.
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Coalition Raises Concerns over Proposed Lynnhaven Storm Surge Barrier’s Environmental Impacts
Conservation groups are pushing the City of Virginia Beach and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to minimize environmental threats by prioritizing nature-based solutions as they weigh a proposed storm surge barrier project at the Lynnhaven Inlet near the southernmost part of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Chesterfield Gas Plant Permit Opposed by Chesapeake Bay Foundation
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this month filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of challengers to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) approval of an air permit for Dominion Energy’s proposed new fossil fuel power plant in Chesterfield County.
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Press Statement
Final Blue Crab Stock Assessment Shows Concerning Long-Term Decline
The long-awaited Chesapeake Bay blue crab stock assessment was officially released in June by the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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Press Statement
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Continues to Fight Harmful Dam Project in York County
Attorneys for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and partner environmental organizations argued in court today in support of an appeal filed last fall against the hydroelectric project that would be located in Cuffs Run.
