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CBF Welcomes Maryland’s New Congressional Delegation, Urges Continued Bay Commitments
At a critical moment for federal leadership in the future of Chesapeake Bay restoration, Maryland voters have elected new members to Congress.
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Press Statement
CBF Congratulates Virginia’s New Congressional Delegation
As a pivotal moment arrives for Chesapeake Bay restoration, Virginia voters have chosen three new members to send to Congress next year.
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Press Statement
Trump-Vance Win Comes as 2025 Bay Restoration Deadline Looms
Former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance have been declared the winners of the 2024 presidential election. This comes at a critical juncture for the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, which faces a 2025 deadline under the current cleanup agreement and questions about what comes next.
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Press Release
Dirty Work: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Adding 130,000 New Trees for Pennsylvania
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership (K10) is at it again, doing the dirty work of adding 130,000 new trees for Pennsylvania during the fall planting season.
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Press Statement
New Chesapeake Bay Assessment Reveals Concerns and Hope
Despite a slight improvement from previous years, more than two-thirds of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers and streams did not meet clean water standards between 2020 and 2022, according to an assessment by the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program released today.
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Press Statement
As 2025 Chesapeake Cleanup Deadline Looms, Officials Propose Next Phase
As a defining moment for Chesapeake Bay restoration approaches, officials proposed a course for the next phase of Bay cleanup on Oct. 25.
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Press Statement
Virginia Regulators Vote Against Extension of Blue Crab Harvest
Virginia state regulators decided against lengthening the blue crab harvest season on Oct. 28, maintaining previously adopted regulations for a struggling population that supports one of the Commonwealth’s most valuable and iconic fisheries.
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Press Statement
ASMFC Considers Further Conservation Action Following Updated Striped Bass Stock Assessment
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) reviewed results from its coastwide 2024 Striped Bass Stock Assessment update, which indicated that fish numbers remain below sustainable levels, and voted to meet again in December to consider further action.
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As Osprey Populations Struggle, Managers Continue Deliberations on Chesapeake Bay Menhaden
Following reports of osprey chicks starving in areas of the Chesapeake Bay where they depend on menhaden for food, a workgroup tackling the issue gave its initial report to the East Coast’s fishery managers Oct. 22.
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Press Release
Maryland Farmers Demonstrate Regenerative Agriculture for State Leaders
On Friday, October 18, Maryland policymakers, environmental partners, and farmers visited two Frederick County farms that are improving soil health, water quality, climate resilience, and biodiversity through regenerative agriculture.
