This category has news about environmental issues that affect the Chesapeake Bay.
Ann F. Jennings, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Virginia executive director, issued the following statement regarding the Commonwealth of Virginia’s final Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on November 29, 2010: “The Chesapeake Bay Foundation … Continued
On October 22, 2010, NOAA and local partners celebrated the opening of 20 miles of stream habitat along the Patapsco River in Maryland and its tributaries. According to NOAA the action is a critical step towards restoring the Patapsco River. … Continued
On October 26, 2010, Maryland’s Cliff Erosion Steering Committee presented its draft report to the Calvert County Board of Commissioners. The report is the result of an 8-month effort to evaluate properties most likely to be impacted by shoreline erosion … Continued
Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President Will Baker and Maryland Executive Director for CBF Kim Coble issued the following statements following the recent press call by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Will Baker said: ” Today, 30 years of failed, voluntary … Continued
NOAA has awarded a team of researchers, led by the Smithsonian Institution, $634,047 as part of a planned five-year grant, estimated at nearly $1.6 million, to predict the impact of hypoxia on commercially and ecologically important finfish and oysters living … Continued