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This Week in the Watershed: Healthy Communities, Healthy Bay
December 15, 2017
It's no coincidence that what's good for water quality is often good for public health. And in Baltimore, one facility stands in the way of both.
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CBF Study: Baltimore Incinerator Causes $55 Million in Health Problems Per Year
December 11, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—A study commissioned by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation concludes that living near the Wheelabrator trash incinerator in Baltimore is similar to living with a smoker, at least for some children, senior citizens and others with sensitive lungs.
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Now's Not the Time for EPA to Repeal Rule Reducing Carbon Emissions
November 29, 2017
As promised, the Trump administration has acted to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the Obama era rule aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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A Clean Chesapeake Bay Requires a Strong EPA
October 25, 2017
In September of 1983, the results of a seven-year EPA study of the Chesapeake Bay landed on our respective desks — one of us was the new administrator of EPA, recently appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and the other was the new president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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This Week in the Watershed: Toxic Clouds
October 13, 2017
At first glance, emissions from a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, Indiana, or Tennessee would seem completely unrelated to the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
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CBF Statement on the Rollback of the Clean Power Plan
October 10, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement concerning the rollback of the Clean Power Plan.
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The Trump Administration Doesn't Care About Our Air
October 5, 2017
An asthmatic child struggling to breathe on a hot summer day in Baltimore could be the victim of a coal plant in Pennsylvania, Ohio, or another upwind state.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners, Sue EPA to Stop Smog from Harming Marylanders and the Chesapeake Bay
October 4, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)–The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and six regional and national groups concerned with human health and a clean environment today filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The organizations want federal action to stop 19 out-of-state power plants from harming Marylanders and the Chesapeake Bay.
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CBF: Upwind Power Plant Owners Save $24 Million at the Expense of Maryland
September 27, 2017
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Jon Mueller, Vice President of Litigation at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, issued this statement after Maryland filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to respond to the state’s petition for action against 19 upwind power plants.
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Hogan Sues EPA over Power Plant Pollution from Neighboring States
September 27, 2017
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CBF Taps N.C. State to Study Poultry Farm Emissions
September 22, 2017
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