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CBF Statement on Maryland's Ongoing Efforts to Create A New Oyster Management Plan
July 23, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Chesapeake Bay Foundation continues to have significant concerns about the draft fishery management plan for oysters put forth by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources today.
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CBF Issues Statement on CBSAC Blue Crab Report
July 2, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Estimates from this year’s winter dredge blue crab survey found that the population is 60 percent above the previous year, and the best since 2012.
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CBF Cites Lack of Funding for Clean Water in PA Budget
June 28, 2019
Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement about the $34 billion General Fund budget for 2019-20, negotiated by the legislature and signed by Governor Tom Wolf.
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CBF Statement on James River Standards to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms
June 27, 2019
(RICHMOND, VA)—Today the Virginia State Water Control Board approved key revisions to James River water quality standards for chlorophyll.
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CBF Urges House Not to Pass Senate Bill That Would Redefine Pollution
June 27, 2019
(HARRISBURG, PA)—Harry Campbell, executive director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania, issued this statement after the state Senate's narrow vote to approve Senate Bill 619, which would redefine the term "pollution" in the Clean Streams Law, and potentially allow for certain spills and discharges to go unreported and unregulated.
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CBF Statement on Signing of Virginia Aquaculture Bills
June 25, 2019
(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA)—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed two bills that will help support Virginia's oyster and clam aquaculture industry and others who use Virginia's tidal waters.
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CBF Statement on Changes to Virginia’s Blue Crab Fishery
June 25, 2019
(HAMPTON, VA)—Today the Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved changes to Virginia’s blue crab fishery that include a slight increase in catch limits in November.
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CBF Issues Statement on Increased Funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program
June 25, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Instead of decreasing funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program by 90 percent, as the Trump Administration proposed, the House increased funding from $73 million to $85 million.
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CBF Calls on EPA to Hold States Accountable to Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint
June 21, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its evaluation of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland’s draft "Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Plans."
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CBF Issues Statement on Proposed ACE Plan
June 19, 2019
(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—The Affordable Clean Energy Plan is designed to boost the coal industry, requires no state limits on CO2, and would permit increased nitrogen oxide pollution.
