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Press Statement
DEQ found that the Virginia Coastal Plain (VCP) aquifer system, which roughly covers the portion of the Commonwealth that stretches from Interstate 95 to the Chesapeake Bay, is stressed to the point where groundwater resources would be unlikely to support significant future growth or economic development in much of eastern Virginia.
Press Statement
New legislation introduced today by Virginia Senator Mark Warner would require large data centers to publicly report their energy and water usage, emissions, and backup power generation.
Press Statement
Pennsylvania legislators passed a state budget over the weekend that proposed stronger requirements for applying noxious food waste to farm fields and required data centers to report water and energy use.
Press Statement
A U.S. House committee advanced bipartisan legislation today supporting Chesapeake Bay science, restoration, and education work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Office.
Press Release
Conservation groups are pushing the City of Virginia Beach and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to minimize environmental threats by prioritizing nature-based solutions as they weigh a proposed storm surge barrier project at the Lynnhaven Inlet near the southernmost part of the Chesapeake Bay.
Press Release
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this month filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of challengers to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) approval of an air permit for Dominion Energy’s proposed new fossil fuel power plant in Chesterfield County.
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The long-awaited Chesapeake Bay blue crab stock assessment was officially released in June by the Chesapeake Bay Program.
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Attorneys for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and partner environmental organizations argued in court today in support of an appeal filed last fall against the hydroelectric project that would be located in Cuffs Run.
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Despite a growing oyster population in the Bay, watermen have faced numerous economic challenges—from weather to changing markets. The committee supported conservative bushel limits that would prevent more inventory from flooding the market and further depressing prices.
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Governor Spanberger and the legislature should be applauded for rejoining RGGI, a regional carbon trading program for power plants that generates revenue, which is then used for priorities like flood preparedness and resilience programs.
