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Senate Committee Bill Contains Encouraging Funding Increases for Bay Programs Next Year
The Senate Appropriations Committee has finished work on a fiscal year 2024 spending bill with encouraging increases for important Bay programs.
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Press Statement
CBF Submits Ocean Justice Strategy Comments to White House
A federal ocean justice strategy should identify and empower groups that work directly with disadvantaged communities and provide under-invested communities the tools to secure long-term funding in the event federal funding lapses, CBF advised the Biden administration in recent comments.
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Press Release
Mira Lloyd Dock Award Recognizes Conservation and Urban Beautification Work: Nominations Now Open
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is accepting nominations for the Annual Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award, given in recognition of conservation work in environmental justice communities in Pennsylvania.
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Press Statement
CBF Applauds $14.3 Million in Bay Program Grants To Benefit Pennsylvania Farms, Improve Local Waters
CBF applauded today’s announcement in Pennsylvania that $14.3 million will benefit farms and help farmers implement conservation measures to improve water quality locally and at the Chesapeake Bay.
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Press Statement
CBF Issues Statement on Gov. Moore's Bay Restoration Announcements
On Thursday, July 20, Gov. Moore renewed his commitment to Bay restoration and announced new strategies to move efforts forward.
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Press Statement
House Committee Bill Spares Key Bay Programs but Guts Agency Budgets and Blocks Rules Needed for Cleanup
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a fiscal year 2024 Interior-Environment spending bill that shields key Bay restoration programs from deep cuts but guts the overall EPA and Interior Department budgets.
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Chesapeake Osprey Reproduction Problems Linked to Menhaden Depletion in William & Mary Study
Osprey nests in Virginia’s lower Chesapeake Bay are failing at the highest rate ever recorded, according to data released this month by the College of William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology.
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Press Statement
CBF Asks State Supreme Court To Reverse West Chester Stormwater Decision
CBF on Thursday filed an amicus brief asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reverse a Commonwealth Court decision that the Borough of West Chester’s stormwater fee is a tax as applied to West Chester University of Pennsylvania property within the borough.
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Settlement Reached in Suit Over Pennsylvania Pollution
In a filing today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was notified that the parties are dismissing a 2020 lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to require Pennsylvania to develop and implement a plan to meet its commitments to reduce pollution under the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.
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Press Release
CBF Forms New Oyster Gardening Partnership With Montgomery County Public Schools
The new program will enable students who attend the county’s outdoor education program at Camp Letts to participate in hands-on lessons about oysters and their importance to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
