Local Government Recent Stories

Recent Stories

New Funding To Assist Local Governments with Bay Cleanup

On a sunny day in the Bayside community of Havre de Grace, Maryland, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced a new $4 million dollar initiative to provide financial and technical assistance to local governments to help restore the Chesapeake Bay. The March 13 press conference was hosted …

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Alliance & Partners Prepare for Upcoming Workshops in Blair County, PA

The Alliance and its partners are planning five workshops and a field trip to assist the communities of Blair County, Pennsylvania with incorporating green infrastructure solutions in their stormwater management programs. These workshops are part of the larger Alliance program “Building Green Infrastructure in Blair County, Pennsylvania,” generously funded by the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund …

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Citizen & Local Govt Advisory Committees Share Meeting

On May 5-6, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met in Alexandria, VA. Both Committees spent time separately discussing recommendations they will make to the Chesapeake Executive Council (EPA Administrator, Governors of VA, MD, and PA, the Mayor of DC and the Chair of the tri-state legislative Chesapeake Bay Commission) …

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Breton Bay, including Breton Bay Sanctuary, is seen looking northeast in St. Mary's County, Md., on June 5, 2018. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)