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		<title>Shenandoah River Pollution Lawsuit Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/27/shenandoah-river-pollution-lawsuit-settlment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), the Virginia State Waterman’s Association (VSWA), Merck &#38; Company, and the Commonwealth of Virginia have agreed to settle a CBF/VSWA lawsuit challenging pollution limits granted to Merck by the State Water Control Board in 2009. The settlement, approved by Richmond Circuit Judge Melvin R. Hughes Jr., confirms that Merck’s nitrogen [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/04-2011/27/shenandoah-river-pollution-lawsuit-settlment/' addthis:title='Shenandoah River Pollution Lawsuit Settlement '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>CBF Criticizes Proposed Elimination of EPA Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President William C. Baker issued a statement regarding Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s notice that he intends to file an amendment to the fiscal 2011 funding bill. According to the CBF, the amendment would eliminate all Environmental Protection Agency funding to “develop, promulgate, evaluate, implement, provide oversight to,” Bay clean-up efforts under [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2011/18/cbf-criticizes-epa-funding-elimination/' addthis:title='CBF Criticizes Proposed Elimination of EPA Funding '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Foundation Releases 2010 State of the Bay Report</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2010/30/chesapeake-bay-foundation-2010-state-of-the-bay-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of rebounding but is still in critical condition as a result of pollution, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 2010 State of the Bay Report. The report comes as the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to release its pollution budget designed to reduce pollution and [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2010/30/chesapeake-bay-foundation-2010-state-of-the-bay-report/' addthis:title='Chesapeake Bay Foundation Releases 2010 State of the Bay Report '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>CBF Responds to EPA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/09-2010/28/cbf-epa-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) President Will Baker and Maryland Executive Director for CBF Kim Coble issued the following statements following the recent press call  by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Will Baker said: &#8221; Today, 30 years of failed, voluntary programs to save the Bay may be coming to an end. The Environmental Protection Agency [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/09-2010/28/cbf-epa-statement/' addthis:title='CBF Responds to EPA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Public Encouraged to Attend Forums, Submit Comments on Draft Strategy for Restoring the Chesapeake Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2009/24/public-encouraged-to-attend-forums-submit-comments-on-draft-strategy-for-restoring-the-chesapeake-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A series of public forums will be held throughout December on the recently released draft strategy for restoring the Chesapeake Bay, a document required by a Presidential Executive Order issued in May 2009.  The public forums will feature officials from multiple federal agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2009/24/public-encouraged-to-attend-forums-submit-comments-on-draft-strategy-for-restoring-the-chesapeake-bay/' addthis:title='Public Encouraged to Attend Forums, Submit Comments on Draft Strategy for Restoring the Chesapeake Bay '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Holds 3rd Chesapeake Bay TMDL Meeting in Washington D.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. EPA will hold a public meeting next Monday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. to outline the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) &#8211; a strict &#8220;pollution diet&#8221; to restore local waters and the Chesapeake Bay. The meeting, the third in a series of public meetings [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2009/09/epa-holds-3rd-chesapeake-bay-tmdl-meeting-in-washington-d-c/' addthis:title='EPA Holds 3rd Chesapeake Bay TMDL Meeting in Washington D.C. '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay Releases Draft Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2009/09/draft-strategy-for-chesapeake-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanded action and increased accountability by the federal government are the focus of a draft strategy for restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay required by President Obama’s Executive Order. To accelerate efforts and track progress, federal agencies are committing to meet milestones every two years, leading to all activities needed to restore the Chesapeake Bay [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2009/09/draft-strategy-for-chesapeake-bay/' addthis:title='Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay Releases Draft Strategy '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Executive Council Recovery Plan Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/05-2009/16/chesapeake-executive-council-recovery-plan-announced/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 01:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Executive Council has announced a new course for recovery of the Chesapeake Bay that will use short-term goals to dramatically accelerate the cleanup, increase government accountability and provide clean water in streams, creeks and rivers throughout the watershed. Restoration will also be greatly intensified by an Executive Order issued by President Barack Obama, [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/05-2009/16/chesapeake-executive-council-recovery-plan-announced/' addthis:title='Chesapeake Executive Council Recovery Plan Announced '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>CBF and Allies Begin Legal Action to Force EPA to Reduce Pollution</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2008/08/cbf-and-allies-begin-legal-action-to-force-epa-to-reduce-pollution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), the Virginia State Waterman’s Association, the Maryland Watermen’s Association, the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association, former Maryland Governor Harry Hughes, retired Maryland Senator Bernie Fowler, former Virginia legislator and Natural Resources Secretary Tayloe Murphy, and former Washington D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams today notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/11-2008/08/cbf-and-allies-begin-legal-action-to-force-epa-to-reduce-pollution/' addthis:title='CBF and Allies Begin Legal Action to Force EPA to Reduce Pollution '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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