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Press Release
During the 2025 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers will again consider providing funding for university research into the Commonwealth’s largest fishery: Atlantic menhaden.
Press Statement
The Chesapeake Bay Commission this week announced that it has elected Maryland Senator Sara Love as its next chair.
Press Statement
President Biden signed into law bipartisan legislation last week to extend federal programs essential to restoring the Chesapeake Bay and increasing access to this national treasure.
Press Statement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should prioritize regenerative farming methods to promote conservation practices with the greatest climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, experts at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) advised the department in comments filed today.
Press Release
Virginia legislators are poised to consider key environmental budget and policy during the 2025 legislative session on Chesapeake Bay restoration, flooding and resiliency, menhaden, oysters, and environmental education.
Press Release
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) staff in Pennsylvania has surrounded itself with woodlands, water, and wildlife by relocating to Wildwood Park in Harrisburg.
Press Statement
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin proposed budget amendments Dec. 18 that include an additional $17 million for agricultural best management practices that lead to cleaner rivers and streams.
Press Statement
Striped bass will not receive additional protection for the 2025 fishing season, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board determined today during a special meeting in Arlington.
Press Release
To promote innovation in oyster restoration, aquaculture, and education, the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance (COA) announced $150,000 in grants distributed to 17 organizations across Maryland and Virginia.
Press Statement
State, federal, and local leaders from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed met today and pledged to, by the end of 2025, update the key agreement to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
