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Press Statement
To help prevent additional sewage overflows and pollution in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and Blue Water Baltimore this week urged the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW), Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete critical sewer line upgrades by 2030.
Press Release
In an important show of unity, the region’s governors and federal partners today agreed to a Chesapeake Bay restoration plan for the next 15 years.
Press Release
A new short film by 27-year-old Baltimore local Jacob Jackson highlights the healing power of oysters in the Baltimore Harbor.
Press Statement
The new wetlands definition the Trump administration proposed today would further gut federal protections for wetlands and other waters essential for a healthy Chesapeake Bay.
Press Statement
With legislation to end the government shutdown and fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through fiscal year 2026, government agencies and employees key to saving the Bay can finally get back to work.
Press Statement
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is relieved that the months-long impasse over Pennsylvania’s new budget has been resolved and includes funding for conservation, but is also disappointed that it came at the expense of conceding a climate program that would have reduced carbon emissions.
Press Release
Richmond Mayor Dr. Danny Avula and 63 Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) volunteers helped bring Richmond Tree Week to a close Saturday by planting 46 native trees at Chimborazo Park.
Press Statement
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) congratulates Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and will work with the new administration to ensure clean water progress continues across the Commonwealth.
Press Statement
The future of the struggling striped bass population is in peril after the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted for “status quo” management on Oct. 29, neglecting alarming red flags for the species.
Press Statement
Officials took an important step toward updating the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, setting the stage for governors and federal leaders to formally recommit this December to Bay restoration goals for the next 15 years.
