EPA commits $40M in federal money to Chesapeake Bay restoration effort
The EPA has announced a $40 million investment to restore the Chesapeake Bay through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The EPA has announced a $40 million investment to restore the Chesapeake Bay through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Federal partners of the regional Chesapeake Bay Program unveiled an initial round of actions that each plan to take to counter climate change impacts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The rollout of solar and other renewable energy projects that Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are counting on to end fossil-fuel reliance is caught up in a review bottleneck that is severely hampering the transition.
Atlantic sturgeon have been known to reach 12 feet and 500 pounds. They were prominent in the records of colonial Jamestown and in the late 1800s supported a lucrative caviar fishery.
Large white shrimp — the kind that might star in a white-wine scampi — have been riding warmer waters into the Chesapeake Bay in growing numbers.
Lawmakers in the General Assembly have heard the unified voice of Virginia farmers and conservationists who have long advocated for full funding to implement agricultural best management practices that protect natural resources.
Gov. Ralph Northam’s two-year budget proposal will provide historic funding for the Chesapeake Bay, clean water infrastructure and conserving the Commonwealth’s natural resources.
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Enhancing Military Base Resilience and Conserving Ecosystems through Stormwater Management Act.
An estimated 33 percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards attainment during the 2017-2019 assessment period.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, EPA and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program today announced $2.4 million in grants for projects that will protect and restore Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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