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Chesapeake Bay Earns High Marks in Report, but Trouble Spots Persist
The Chesapeake Bay overall earned a grade of C+, the highest score ever in the 40 years UMCES has issued a report card.
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Maryland Oyster Sanctuaries Show Widespread Success
Increased oyster numbers demonstrate current management is working and must continue.
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Virginia Farmers to Get Resiliency Boost Through Federal Grant
Grants to CBF will help farmers in Virginia and oyster restoration in the Hampton River.
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Governor Spanberger’s Energy Plan Highlights Need to Rein in Data Centers
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger on Thursday released a comprehensive energy policy roadmap that features options prioritizing transitions to cleaner energy—while forecasting data centers will likely eat up a massive chunk of the Commonwealth’s energy needs and capacity in the coming years.
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Pollution, Algal Blooms Devastate Virginia’s Eastern Shore Oyster Growers
This month’s devastating algal bloom that spread along Virginia’s Eastern Shore is sending shockwaves through the Commonwealth’s economy, with hard-hit oyster farmers reporting severe losses and residents reporting fish kills in at least seven area creeks.
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Governor Moore Issues Executive Order on Data Centers
Governor Wes Moore issued an executive order to clarify oversight requirements and increase public transparency on all new data center proposals in Maryland.
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Congressional Farm Visit in Lancaster County Highlights the Importance of Investing in Projects
District staff from federal legislative offices joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation on a Lancaster County farm this week to learn about conservation farming practices in Pennsylvania supported by federal investment.
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Chesapeake Bay Program Must Recognize and Include Tribal Leadership in Restoration Efforts
A coalition of Indigenous tribes announced Monday they are suspending talks with the Chesapeake Bay Program on a longstanding effort to become signatories to the revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
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Virginia Faces Fish Kills, Massive Algal Blooms That Threaten Bay Health
Reports of widespread fish kills are surfacing on the Eastern Shore of Virginia this week as officials continue to track harmful algal blooms, or “red tide,” in area waterways.
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Governor Spanberger Unveils Strong New Data Center Requirements
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released a framework that would impose significant new guardrails on energy-guzzling data centers by boosting transparency and promoting requirements for clean energy and public water usage.
