Baltimore will get more than $20 million in grants to help prevent sanitary sewer overflows. Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved the Bay Restoration Fund grants on Wednesday. The Maryland Department of the Environment said in a news release that ...

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NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia is losing federal aid for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects because the Environmental Protection Agency is not satisfied with the state’s efforts to address stormwater pollution. The EPA notified the state late last month that it is ...

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Maryland environmental officials are backing off plans to meet Chesapeake Bay restoration goals five years ahead of other states in the bay watershed. The state’s “Bay Cabinet” of agency heads has decided to revert to the 2025 goal set by ...

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A new assessment has found fatal flaws in an agriculture industry report calling for a halt in the new federally-led bay restoration strategy. The report said the strategy should be delayed until differences can be resolved between models developed by ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Environmental groups led by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced Wednesday that they are asking a federal judge to allow them to join a court fight over Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. The bay advocacy and other groups said they ...

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A new report is calling for more federal aid for land conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The report was released Monday by the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Chesapeake Conservancy. It notes that the six states whose waterways feed ...

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