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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 Statement
Officials honored the Conestoga River as Pennsylvania's River of the Year for 2026 at a ceremony in Lancaster County Central Park, marking a significant milestone in the river's comeback.
Press Statement
A new peer-reviewed study links unprecedented levels of starving osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay to concerns around menhaden, a nutrient-packed fish that is a key food source for osprey and many other species.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Press Statement
The annual dead zone that threatens underwater life in the Chesapeake Bay is expected to be smaller than average this summer, according to a forecast issued by the Chesapeake Bay Program and partners.
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Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay received both good news and bad news in the results released from the annual blue crab winter dredge survey.
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In a potentially devastating blow for protected Chesapeake Bay oyster reefs, the House Appropriations Committee today passed a funding bill for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that excludes protections and funds for oyster restoration in the Bay.
