Media contacts, press releases, the latest news on CBF and the Chesapeake Bay, and quick links to more information.
Media Contacts
Press Releases
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CBF and Allies Urge White House to Add Race to Environmental Justice Tool
May 25, 2022
CBF and 15 other environmental, water quality, and faith organizations today urged the White House to use race and a more inclusive definition of “disadvantaged” in the tool it will use to determine whether a community qualifies for additional federal resources to address the environmental injustices it faces.
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Blue Crab Survey Results Show Downturn
May 19, 2022
Today the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and Maryland Department of Natural Resources released the results of the 2022 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, an annual estimate of the population of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. CBF Senior Regional Ecosystem Scientist Chris Moore issued this statement.
More press releases from 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019.
Stories
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Postcards from Paradise
May 27, 2022
Every summer, hundreds of teachers, principals, and administrators participate in a CBF's professional development immersion courses along the Bay and its rivers. In between testing water quality and setting crab pots, participants learn lessons to bring back to the classroom and fall in love with teaching again.
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Funding Crucial for the Future of Clean Water in Pennsylvania
May 20, 2022
The commonwealth's legislature has a once in a lifetime opportunity to act on its clean water commitment by passing the proposed spending budget and legislation to provide investments for critical financial and technical resources to farmers and communities for clean water.
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Save the Bay News: Headwaters, Hellbenders, and Stopping a Toxic Brew
May 20, 2022
Our monthly roundup of engaging and educational content. This month we look at the importance of headwaters and how we can restore and protect them.
Read more stories in our Save the Bay blog.
Quick Links
- State of the Bay Report
- Annual Reports
- Legislative Session Issues Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia
- Fact Sheet: The Moment in Time: The Case for the Clean Water Blueprint for the Chesapeake (PDF, 2pgs)
- Report: Debunking the "Job Killer" Myth: How Pollution Limits Encourage Jobs in the Chesapeake Bay Region (PDF, 28 pgs, 1.03 MB)