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Explore the latest clean water news from around the region. Plus, find media contacts in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C.

CBF Staff

Meet the Media Relations Team

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  • Marketing & Communications

    Kenny Fletcher

    Director of Communications and Media Relations, Virginia & Federal Media Contact

  • Valerie DiMarzio.
    Marketing & Communications

    Valerie DiMarzio

    Maryland Communications & Media Relations Manager

  • David Sherfinski.
    Marketing & Communications

    David Sherfinski

    Virginia Communications & Media Relations Manager

  • Executive Leadership

    Rob Beach

    Vice President for Marketing and Communications

  • Alex Johnson.
    Marketing & Communications

    Alex Johnson

    Pennsylvania Communications & Media Relations Manager

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  • Press Statement

    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.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Statement

    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.

    Alex Johnson
  • Press Statement

    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.

    Kenny Fletcher
  • Press Release

    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.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Release

    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.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Statement

    The long-awaited Chesapeake Bay blue crab stock assessment was officially released in June by the Chesapeake Bay Program.

    Valerie DiMarzio
  • Press Statement

    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.

    Alex Johnson
  • Press Statement

    Despite a growing oyster population in the Bay, watermen have faced numerous economic challenges—from weather to changing markets. The committee supported conservative bushel limits that would prevent more inventory from flooding the market and further depressing prices.

    Valerie DiMarzio
  • Press Statement

    Governor Spanberger and the legislature should be applauded for rejoining RGGI, a regional carbon trading program for power plants that generates revenue, which is then used for priorities like flood preparedness and resilience programs.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Statement

    State and Federal leaders on Tuesday put off a decision on whether they will grant a longstanding request by a council of Tribes from around Virginia to be added as signatories to the updated Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

    David Sherfinski

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