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Pennsylvania Executive Order Ensures Data Center Regulations and Empowers Communities
Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday detailing new requirements for data center projects in Pennsylvania.
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Press Statement
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Statement on Bay Cleanup Progress
The Chesapeake Bay Program this week released its latest modeling on clean-up efforts, which showed significant declines in pollutants entering the Bay between 2009 and 2025.
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Press Statement
Fisheries Commission Advances Proposal for Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Protections
Facing persistent warning signs for menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) today advanced a proposal that could cut the Bay’s industrial menhaden harvest by up to half.
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Press Statement
Richmond Airport PFAS Stormwater Threat Needs Strong Action from DEQ
CBF urged the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to set meaningful targets to reduce harmful chemical discharges under a stormwater permit for Richmond International Airport.
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Press Statement
Court Ruling a Huge Loss for Stormwater Solutions in Maryland
After years-long legal battle, environmental partners urge state to step up on stormwater runoff—Maryland's fastest growing pollution source.
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Press Release
Maryland Residents Strongly Support Oyster Sanctuaries, Despite Proposals to Roll Back Their Protections
More than three in four voters support keeping Maryland’s oyster sanctuaries protected, despite state and federal efforts that threaten to open these reefs to harvest, according to polling data released today by CBF.
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Press Statement
DEQ Report Highlights Major Problems for Eastern Virginia Groundwater Supply
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.
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Press Statement
Data Center Bill Would Reveal Energy and Water Use, Incentivize Efficiency
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.
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Press Statement
Good and Bad News for Clean Water in Pennsylvania as State Budget Passes
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.
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Press Statement
House Advances Legislation Supporting NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
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.
