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CBF Supports EPA: 'No Confidence' in Conowingo WIP

January 31, 2022

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) supports EPA’s decision that the agency has “no confidence” in the current plan to offset pollution from the Conowingo Dam. While the subject has been discussed for the last several years, to date the Bay jurisdictions have failed to develop a plan that would pay for those offsets.

What Does Hurricane Ida Mean for the Chesapeake Bay?

September 2, 2021

CBF's Director of Science and Agricultural Policy Beth McGee tells us what we need to know.

CBF Statement on EPA’s Evaluation of the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan

May 6, 2021

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Director of Science and Agricultural Policy, Beth McGee, issued this statement following the release of EPA’s comments on how the additional pollution to the Chesapeake Bay from the lost trapping capacity at Conowingo Dam should be addressed.

CBF Statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Decision to Relicense Conowingo Dam

March 18, 2021

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the relicensing of the Conowingo Hydroelectric Project, effectively ratifying Maryland’s settlement offer with Exelon to enable the utility to continue operating Conowingo Dam. The settlement fails to adequately address water pollution issues associated with the dam’s operations.

News Spotlight: Watching Out for the Bay

July 9, 2020

A news roundup of some of the big issues we’re watching this year.

CBF Statement on Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement Offer in Comments Filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

January 17, 2020

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation today urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject Maryland’s Conowingo Dam settlement offer with Exelon.

Conowingo Deal Barely Addresses PA Runoff, Imperiling Cleanup

December 23, 2019

In October, the state of Maryland announced it had reached a settlement agreement with Exelon. The agreement has significant shortcomings.

This Month in the Watershed: A Climate for Change

October 30, 2019

Climate change might be a global problem, but we are feeling the impacts here at home.

CBF Statement on Conowingo Dam Settlement Agreement

October 29, 2019

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is concerned that the settlement agreement announced today between Exelon and the Maryland Department of the Environment falls short of mitigating the negative water quality impacts associated with operating Conowingo Dam.

Editorial: Year of Heavy Rainfall Takes Toll on the Bay

January 10, 2019