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Press Statement
Governor Spanberger and the legislature should be applauded for rejoining RGGI, a regional carbon trading program for power plants that generates revenue, which is then used for priorities like flood preparedness and resilience programs.
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State and Federal leaders on Tuesday put off a decision on whether they will grant a longstanding request by a council of Tribes from around Virginia to be added as signatories to the updated Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
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The Virginia House and Senate this week gave final approval to the Commonwealth’s two-year budget plan for the period starting July 1, shortchanging clean water and conservation priorities even as they delivered long-sought research funding for the menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay.
Press Statement
As a key committee of state and federal leaders meets tomorrow to hash out Chesapeake Bay restoration plans, CBF is calling on them to take bold action to meet clean water goals by 2040.
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger on Friday requested that lawmakers add $2 million to the biennial budget for research into the Chesapeake Bay menhaden population—funding that is vital to understanding the key forage fish and its importance to Bay ecology.
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives yesterday passed a suite of bills aimed at addressing mounting concerns around data center development.
Press Release
As Maryland finalizes its land conservation plan for the next decade, CBF is urging state leaders to require more trees along rivers and streams.
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House and Senate lawmakers in Virginia announced a deal this weekend on a two-year state budget that once again does not include much-needed funding to study the Chesapeake Bay’s menhaden population—bowing to pressure from industry to delay this vital research.
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Virginia lawmakers in the House and Senate this weekend rolled out a compromise proposal for the biennial budget that starts on July 1, which unfortunately shortchanges clean water and conservation priorities.
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House and Senate lawmakers have introduced new competing proposals for Virginia’s biennial budget that starts on July 1—both of which unfortunately fall short when it comes to reining in the impacts of the data center industry and delivering the results Virginians deserve.
