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Becky Gwynn, executive deputy director of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, received a prestigious environmental award on Thursday for her longtime work in the field.
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As bills cross over, advocates urge legislators to uphold vital environmental funding.
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After legislative proposals to study a controversial fish failed three years in a row, Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) this week threw his support behind researching menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay.
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In another step to address threats from invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation that will help watermen catch and sell more Chesapeake blue catfish.
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Continued progress is under threat by proposed legislation and budget cuts.
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On Friday, Maryland’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review delayed striped bass regulation changes that could better protect the struggling species.
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A large number of dead menhaden washed up along the Chesapeake Bay shore in Virginia Beach—once again highlighting the need for Virginia lawmakers to approve funding this month to better understand the menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay.
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The recent major Potomac River spill brought national attention to the region's wastewater shortfalls, but many Maryland communities endure pollution threats daily.
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Amid challenging weather conditions and steep market competition, Governor Wes Moore and Maryland’s Congressional Delegation requested federal disaster relief funding for Maryland’s oyster fishery late last week.
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is collaborating with Hampton University to pioneer one of the first college living shoreline courses in the country under a new grant announced this month.
