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• EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Becomes Chair of Chesapeake Executive Council - (1/5/2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today became chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council, promising to continue the positive momentum of the Chesapeake Bay Program and lead the regional partnership into a new era of progress and accountability.
• Thirty-two Environmental Projects Receive $2.8 Million to Protect and Restore Chesapeake Bay and Local Waterways - (9/14/2009) Thirty-two environmental projects from across the Chesapeake Bay watershed were today awarded over $2.8 million in grants from the Chesapeake Bay Program and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help clean up local streams, creeks and rivers that flow to the Chesapeake Bay.
• Website Launched for Chesapeake Bay Executive Order - (8/11/2009) A website launched today will increase government transparency and expand public participation in President Obama’s Executive Order on Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration. The website will serve as the clearinghouse for all Executive Order information, including news, documents and events from the various federal agencies working on new approaches to cleaning up the nation’s largest estuary. The public can also provide feedback on the website and use online tools to track Executive Order activities. The website address is http://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net.

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• Alicia Pimental, Acting Director of Communications, (410) 267-5756

• Background Information: Overview of Chesapeake Bay Program | Chesapeake Bay Facts & Figures | Backgrounders and Fact Sheets | Glossary of Terms
• Photos: Images from around the Bay watershed, including crabs, oysters, forest buffers, wetlands and more.
• Maps: Various maps that cover a wide range of Bay topics, from development pressure to pollution loads to underwater bay grass acreage.
• Logos: Bay Program logo (.tif, .jpg, .eps)