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Underwater grasses across the Chesapeake Bay reached their highest point since 2018, though some rivers continue to see troubling declines, according to 2025 survey results released today by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
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Virginia’s popular agricultural cost-share program has contributed significantly to improving local water quality in the Commonwealth and cutting pollution that ultimately flows into the Chesapeake Bay, state analysts said in a report released on Tuesday.
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A new program announced by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources will help farmers who lease property from the state to prioritize and scale regenerative agriculture practices
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Delegate Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) received a Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Virginia Legislator of the Year award this week for her work securing critical funding aimed at helping the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population and her longtime environmental stewardship and advocacy for policies to improve the health of the Bay.
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) this week officially opened the comment period on proposed changes to the Chesapeake Bay’s industrial menhaden fishery—a move that now gives the public the opportunity to weigh in on how best to protect the critical forage fish.
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Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday detailing new requirements for data center projects in Pennsylvania.
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The Chesapeake Bay Program this week released its latest modeling on clean-up efforts, which showed significant declines in pollutants entering the Bay between 2009 and 2025.
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Facing persistent warning signs for menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) today advanced a proposal that could cut the Bay’s industrial menhaden harvest by up to half.
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CBF urged the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to set meaningful targets to reduce harmful chemical discharges under a stormwater permit for Richmond International Airport.
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After years-long legal battle, environmental partners urge state to step up on stormwater runoff—Maryland's fastest growing pollution source.
