Clean Water Profile: Ridgway "Ridge" Hall

Clean Water Profile: Ridgway "Ridge" Hall

Our Clean Water Profile series continues, highlighting a long-time advocate and legal warrior for clean water. Ridgway Hall, known by friends and colleagues as “Ridge,” is a walking encyclopedia of the history of Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, particularly as it relates to its legal battles.

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The Centre of the Universe and a Congressional Farm Tour

The Centre of the Universe and a Congressional Farm Tour

For one day, last week, Centre County, Pennsylvania was the center of my universe—and it lived up to all expectations. Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) joined several Choose Clean Water Coalition members, representatives from the Centre County Conservation District, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Woods and Water Consulting, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for a tour of agricultural conservation practices on farms in Centre County.

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Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water

Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water

After three years of postponing, it finally happened. The Choose Clean Water Coalition held a conference in Richmond, VA focusing on current issues involving Chesapeake Bay restoration. The intention was to advance future federal, regional, and local restoration goals.

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Planting Trees and Fighting for Funding in the Keystone State

Planting Trees and Fighting for Funding in the Keystone State

It might be the best way to clean our water. Planting trees along rivers and streams provides multiple benefits in the work to protect and restore our rivers and streams. Which is why the Coalition was excited to host its first on-the-ground restoration event in collaboration with PennFuture and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

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Chesapeake Capacity: Defining What's Possible
Communications, Stormwater, Agriculture Drew Robinson Communications, Stormwater, Agriculture Drew Robinson

Chesapeake Capacity: Defining What's Possible

The Choose Clean Water Coalition and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, are conducting an assessment to establish a baseline understanding of the capacity of nonprofit organizations working to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.

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