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Explore the latest clean water news from around the region. Plus, find media contacts in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C.

CBF Staff

Meet the Media Relations Team

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  • Marketing & Communications

    Kenny Fletcher

    Director of Communications and Media Relations, Virginia & Federal Media Contact

  • Valerie DiMarzio.
    Marketing & Communications

    Valerie DiMarzio

    Maryland Communications & Media Relations Manager

  • David Sherfinski.
    Marketing & Communications

    David Sherfinski

    Virginia Communications & Media Relations Manager

  • Executive Leadership

    Rob Beach

    Vice President for Marketing and Communications

  • Alex Johnson.
    Marketing & Communications

    Alex Johnson

    Pennsylvania Communications & Media Relations Manager

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    A controversial chicken rendering plant in Dorchester County, Maryland has racked up dozens of pollution violations in recent years, including approximately 30 new violations since 2024, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

    Valerie DiMarzio
  • Press Release

    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center in Annapolis, Maryland has received the prestigious AIA Twenty-five Year Award for its enduring legacy as the world’s first LEED Platinum-certified building.

  • Press Release

    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) joined federal, state, and local officials on Tangier Island this week as partners move forward on an ambitious coordinated response to help preserve and protect one of the country’s most threatened island communities.

    David Sherfinski
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    After the President’s budget and House lawmakers proposed cuts, more than half a dozen environmental and conservation groups are joining arms to press Congress to fully invest in a vital federal program that funds restoration and preservation work across watersheds.

    David Sherfinski
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    After eight years of hard work across Pennsylvania, the 10 millionth tree was planted today in Hummelstown as part of the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership initiative.

    Alex Johnson
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    Maryland’s latest air pollution permit for the Quarantine Road Sanitary Landfill in Baltimore puts people’s health and the environment at risk, according to concerned community and nonprofit partners.

    Valerie DiMarzio
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    Thousands of volunteers across Virginia have picked up at least 31,000 pounds of litter as of late Saturday as part of CBF's Clean the Bay Day, Virginia’s largest and longest-running litter cleanup.

    David Sherfinski
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    CBF staff emphasized the importance of improving water quality and the need for Clean the Bay Day volunteers while touring the Lafayette River in Norfolk.

    David Sherfinski
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    As bills cross over, advocates urge legislators to uphold vital environmental funding.

    Valerie DiMarzio
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    The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is collaborating with Hampton University to pioneer one of the first college living shoreline courses in the country under a new grant announced this month.

    David Sherfinski

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