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  1. Recent Stories

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Creating green infrastructure with and for vulnerable communities

January 19, 2023

Chesapeake Bay Program pilots green infrastructure effort with four communities in the watershed

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Looking to the future, the Chesapeake Executive Council begins to set a plan to reach 2025

October 11, 2022

Annual meeting hears messages of inspiration amid recent mixed results of progress

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Administer Regan hits the gavel to end the Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting.

Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters

September 15, 2022

The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal

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A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell

Oyster reefs restored in seven Bay tributaries; four to go

July 22, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Program on course to meet its 2025 Oyster Outcome

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Harnessing people power to restore Lafayette River wetlands

May 18, 2022

The Lafayette Wetland Partnership is a small but mighty community group

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A growing nonprofit scales up its impact on the Elizabeth River

April 27, 2022

Bay Program grant provides construction training to the Elizabeth River Project

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Celebrating DEIJ and climate successes with the Chesapeake Bay Program

December 15, 2021

EPA Administrator takes over as chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council

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The world’s largest oyster restoration project is completed in Virginia

December 2, 2021

Restored reefs bring both ecological and economic benefits

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Virginia’s largest seabird colony thrives amid rush hour traffic

October 22, 2021

Manmade habitat in Hampton offers shelter from larger threats

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5 reasons to fall in love with autumn in the Chesapeake

October 8, 2021

From apple picking to fall foliage, the Bay watershed is fall-tastic!

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