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Press Archive

The following is a list of Chesapeake Bay Program news releases since 2009. For news releases prior to that time, please contact the Director of Communications.

2013

Bay Program Partners Continue Progress to Stem the Flow of Excess Pollutants to Rivers and the Chesapeake

Bay’s Underwater Grasses Decline For Third Year

Bay Shows Signs of Resilience as Partners Report on Health and Progress toward Local Pollution Reduction Goals

Media Briefing: Assessing Pollution Trends from Bay’s Rivers

2012

Decline in Incentives, Higher Commodity Prices Means Downward Trend in Forest Buffer Restoration

Wetlands Play Critical Role in Bay's Health During Hurricane Season

More than $9 Million in Grants Awarded to Restore Habitats, Improve Urban Environments and Increase Citizen Engagement around the Chesapeake Region

New Report Highlights Ways to Keep Blue Crab Population Healthy

Chesapeake Executive Council Elects New Chair, Announces Local Government Award Recipients and Discusses Progress toward Healthy Waters

2011 Levels of Dissolved Oxygen Lowest in Last Four Years

Underwater Grasses Survey Shows Both Decline and Resilience in 2011

Invasive Blue and Flathead Catfish Threat to Bay Ecosystems

2011

Chesapeake Executive Council Discusses Bay Restoration Progress; Re-ups EPA Administrator Jackson as Chair

Health of Chesapeake Region Streams and Rivers Improving; Many Still Degraded

Report from the National Academy of Sciences Reinforces New Direction Chesapeake Bay Program is Headed

Underwater Bay Grasses Decrease by 6,239 Acres in Chesapeake Bay and Rivers in 2010

2010

Thirty-four Environmental Projects Receive $3.4 Million to Protect and Restore Chesapeake Bay and Local Waterways

$5.8 Million in Grants for Innovative Projects to Reduce Water Pollution in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Mary Ann Lisanti, Harford County Councilwoman, Elected Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee

Chesapeake Executive Council Increases Government Accountability and Improves Coordination By Launching ChesapeakeStat

Underwater Bay Grasses Increase 12 Percent in Chesapeake Bay and Rivers in 2009, But Remain Far Below Abundance Goal

Chesapeake Bay Program's 2009 Bay Barometer shows slight upticks in health, but continued poor overall condition for the Bay; accelerated restoration efforts needed

Chesapeake Bay Education Website BayBackpack.com Launched

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Becomes Chair of Chesapeake Executive Council

2009

Chesapeake Bay Program Director to Tour New York Environmental Projects

Thirty-two Environmental Projects Receive $2.8 Million to Protect and Restore Chesapeake Bay and Local Waterways

Website Launched for Chesapeake Bay Executive Order

Congress Asked to Reduce Water Pollution from Highways

New Course Charted for the Chesapeake Bay's Recovery

Underwater Bay Grasses Increased in Chesapeake Bay and Rivers in 2008

Bay Barometer shows degraded health of Chesapeake Bay did not improve in 2008; Partnership meets land preservation goal, continues to increase restoration efforts

J. Charles Fox Named Senior Advisor on Chesapeake Bay and Anacostia River

$23 Million Released for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative