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CBF Issues Statement on the Bay Barometer Report
April 2, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the Chesapeake Bay Program released its annual Bay Barometer report, looking at 19 environmental indicators. Questions have been asked about the difference in the Bay Barometer and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's State of the Bay score, which declined in 2018.
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Statement on Challenge to Menhaden Sustainability Certification
March 27, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Nature Conservancy submitted an objection to the recommendation of a provisional certification of Omega Protein’s Atlantic Menhaden Fishery to the Marine Stewardship Council Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing.
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CBF Issues Statement on Passage of Maryland Oyster Tributary Bill
March 27, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Legislation that would permanently protect the five Maryland tributaries targeted for large-scale oyster restoration has passed both the Senate and the House.
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CBF Statement on Virginia Coal Ash Legislation Signing
March 20, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation into law requiring safe cleanup of four toxic coal ash sites along waterways in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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CBF Issues Statement on Trump Budget
March 11, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Trump Administration budget proposes to reduce spending for EPA by 31 percent.
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CBF Issues Statement on Proposed 90 Percent Cut to Chesapeake Bay Program
March 11, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Currently funded at $73 million, the budget proposes reducing funding to $7.3 million, a 90 percent cut.
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Budget Increases for Virginia Clean Water Programs
February 24, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today Virginia's General Assembly approved modifications to the state's budget for this fiscal year and the next, including several funding changes for key programs that restore Virginia's waterways.
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Appeals Court Upholds Stormwater Decision in Norfolk Southern v. Roanoke
February 15, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today upheld a decision requiring that Norfolk Southern pay stormwater utility fees to the City of Roanoke.
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CBF Statement on Passage of Virginia Coal Ash Legislation
February 15, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—The Virginia General Assembly today passed legislation to ensure proper cleanup of four toxic coal ash sites along waterways in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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CBF Issues Statement on Waters of the United States Rule
February 14, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The changes would remove protections for some wetlands and intermittent streams.
