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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

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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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  • Press Statement

    House and Senate lawmakers in Virginia announced a deal this weekend on a two-year state budget that once again does not include much-needed funding to study the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population—bowing to pressure from industry to delay this vital research.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Statement

    Virginia lawmakers in the House and Senate this weekend rolled out a compromise proposal for the biennial budget that starts on July 1, which unfortunately shortchanges clean water and conservation priorities.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Statement

    House and Senate lawmakers have introduced new competing proposals for Virginia’s biennial budget that starts on July 1—both of which unfortunately fall short when it comes to reining in the impacts of the data center industry and delivering the results Virginians deserve.

    David Sherfinski
  • Press Release

    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 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.

    Alex Johnson
  • 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.

    David Sherfinski
  • 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
  • Press Release

    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
  • Press Release

    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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