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Press Statement
Important programs that fund Chesapeake Bay clean up were spared in a minibus spending bill passed by the U.S. House yesterday by a 397-28 vote. The Senate is expected to vote on the minibus package next week.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed a two-year budget that includes investment in farm conservation practices, stormwater, and sewage treatment plant upgrades, which all reduce pollution to Virginia rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
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The Cecil County Circuit Court granted a stay, or hold, on the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s challenge to a Maryland discharge permit for the proposed AquaCon salmon aquaculture facility in Port Deposit, Maryland.
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Members of the Maryland General Assembly met in special session to elect Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk as Speaker of the House.
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Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger announced that she has nominated Virginia Delegate David Bulova to be the state’s next Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources.
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The House of Representatives passed legislation that would unravel Clean Water Act protections that safeguard people’s health, protect our waters from pollution, and play a central role in restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.
Press Release
In a win for clean water and habitat, on Friday, Dec. 5 the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court decisively ruled in favor of environmental organizations over a long-standing dispute involving the Chesterhaven Beach development proposal on Kent Island.
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Just as the region’s leaders commit to a Chesapeake Bay restoration plan, a new report shows the Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” remained at average levels in 2025.
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Maryland Delegate Adrienne Jones announced she will be stepping down from her leadership role as House Speaker prior to the 2026 General Assembly Session.
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To help prevent additional sewage overflows and pollution in Baltimore, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and Blue Water Baltimore this week urged the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW), Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete critical sewer line upgrades by 2030.
