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Virginia Issues Coastal Master Planning Framework
October 22, 2020
Today Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued the Virginia Coastal Master Planning Framework, which defines the Commonwealth’s guiding principles for adapting to sea level rise and protecting its coasts and the people and resources in the region.
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CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture
October 20, 2020
CBF is opposing proposed changes to Maryland’s public shellfish fishery areas that would limit the ability to expand oyster farming and restoration activities in the future.
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Fisheries Panel Cuts Atlantic Menhaden Harvest by 10 Percent
October 20, 2020
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Menhaden Management Board today voted to cut the coastwide menhaden harvest by 10 percent.
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CBF Statement on Virginia DEQ’s Environmental Justice Study
October 16, 2020
Today Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality released a long-awaited environmental justice study and announced that the agency is creating a new Environmental Justice Director position.
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Proposed Norfolk Shipyard Gas Plant Needs Air Board Hearing, Meaningful Environmental Justice Review
October 8, 2020
Yesterday CBF filed comments with Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality on a draft permit for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Virginia Budgets Largely Preserve Clean Water Investments
October 6, 2020
After floor votes on the budget by the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates late last week, legislators in Virginia’s General Assembly are on track to largely preserve investment in clean water programs and Chesapeake Bay restoration.
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Seismic Blasting in the Atlantic Called Off
October 2, 2020
Yesterday oil and gas drilling companies stated in court that they would not move ahead with conducting seismic testing in the Atlantic for oil and gas reserves this year.
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CBF Cheers House Passage of Conservation Bill Reauthorizing Bay Programs, Urges President to Sign Soon
October 1, 2020
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act by a vote of
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Lynnhaven River Grants Offer Final Funding Needed to Fully Restore Oyster Habitat
September 3, 2020
Two grants of approximately $500,000 each will lead to 15 acres of new Lynnhaven oyster reef stocked with 15 million spat-on-shell oysters.
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CBF and Partners Help Six Local Eastern Shore Jurisdictions Secure $300,000 Grant for Environmental Improvements
August 17, 2020
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced a $300,000 grant award for projects throughout five Eastern Shore jurisdictions.
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