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This Week in the Watershed: Your Air at Risk

October 26, 2018

Most living creatures, whether they walk, swim, or crawl, are harmed by poor air quality. And if the EPA rolls back two critical Clean Air Act initiatives, our climate, health, and water quality could suffer.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Does Not Endorse or Support Candidates

October 13, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation Vice President for Environmental Protection and Restoration Lisa Feldt today issued the following statement regarding candidate campaign materials including CBF branding, staff, or statements.

This Week in the Watershed: Resisting Rollbacks

October 5, 2018

It was less than a generation ago that America was confronted with the consequences of the degradation of the environment.

Save the Bay Magazine - Fall 2018

September 10, 2018

Trump Plan Endangers Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs

August 28, 2018

It's difficult growing up a crab. Cold winters, predators, dead zones, vanishing habitat — these are just some of the threats a young crustacean faces. And now, a plan by the Trump administration to open the Atlantic seaboard to oil and gas exploration and drilling could upset the already precarious life cycle of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab.

Candidates for Anne Arundel County Executive to Discuss Environment at Sept. 17 Forum

August 23, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The two candidates running for Anne Arundel County Executive—Republican incumbent Steve Schuh and Democratic challenger Steuart Pittman—are scheduled to meet at a forum Sept. 17 to discuss their environmental policies.

CBF Statement on Senate Letter Urging Bay Funding in Farm Bill

August 1, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—As the Senate voted to go to conference with the House on the Farm Bill, a bipartisan group of 23 members of Congress from both the Senate and House, led by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, in a letter urged support for Chesapeake Bay investment in the Farm Bill.

This Week in the Watershed: A Bay Mutiny

July 20, 2018

In 1608, during the first exploration of the Chesapeake Bay by European settlers, it was Captain John Smith who led the way. Of the countless voyages throughout this national treasure since, it's a safe bet that most had a captain.

CBF Issues Statement on Congressional Efforts to Derail the Blueprint

July 19, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued this statement following the passage of Congressman Goodlatte’s amendment to H.R. 6147, the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019.

CBF Issues Statement on Amendment to Weaken Bay Clean-Up Efforts

July 13, 2018

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Chesapeake Bay Foundation President Will Baker issued this statement today after Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) again offered an amendment to weaken the Chesapeake Bay clean-up effort.