(WASHINGTON, DC)—Today, nearly 100 members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition met with their members of Congress to urge support for the restoration of the rivers and streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—On Friday, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S. 3791), which includes funding reauthorization for programs critical to protecting and restoring the more than 100,000 miles of rivers and streams throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Today, more than 100 members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition met with their members of Congress to urge support for the restoration of the rivers and streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay. The Coalition, comprised of more than 280 nonprofit organizations throughout the Chesapeake Bay region, is asking Congress to maintain, and in some instances, increase funding for programs that are critical to attaining clean water.

More than 100 members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition are meeting with Congressional offices from throughout the Chesapeake Bay region to discuss efforts to improve local water quality and request robust funding to protect and restore the rivers and streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay.

(LANCASTER, PA)—Chesapeake Bay cleanup advocates welcomed today’s announcement by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie that USDA plans to direct an additional $22.5 million this year to helping farmers in the watershed adopt conservation practices that improve water quality in the Bay and its tributaries.

(BALTIMORE, MD)—Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe announced the first year’s appropriation of the $238 million designated for the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funds, spread over five years, will increase the Bay Program’s budget by $47.6 million a year. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Last night, the House passed the omnibus spending package for fiscal year 2022 that will fund EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program at $88 million. The omnibus also allocates $4 million for the new Chesapeake Watershed Investments and Landscape Defense (WILD) Program. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—This week, more than 70 members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition met with their members of Congress to urge support for the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. The Coalition, made up of more than 270 nonprofit organizations throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is asking Congress to maintain, and in some instances, increase funding for programs that are critical to attaining clean water.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Today, President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bill contains an increase of $238 million over five years for the Chesapeake Bay Program through EPA and an additional $11.715 billion over five years for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. In response, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Chesapeake Bay Commission released the following joint statement.

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Late last night, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed the House of Representatives and contains a provision of $238 million over five years for the Chesapeake Bay through EPA. The bill also contains an additional $11.715 billion over five years for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed the Senate containing a provision of $238 million over five years for the Chesapeake Bay through EPA. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Acting Director Mariah Davis issued the following statement.

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, members of the Chesapeake Executive Council sent a letter to Congressional leadership proposing the Billion for the Bay Initiative. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Acting Director Mariah Davis issued the following statement.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Today, the America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act was signed into law. Passing both chambers of Congress unanimously, this broad conservation bill contains programs that will significantly help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. In response, the Choose Clean Water Coalition, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Chesapeake Bay Commission released the following joint statement.

(SCRANTON, PA)—Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright announced federal investments of $100,000 to protect and restore local water quality in northeastern Pennsylvania. These grants are part of a larger $18 million investment of funds directed by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to improve the health of waterways throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Today, more than 100 members of the Choose Clean Water Coalition met with their members of Congress to urge support for the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. The Coalition, made up of more than 250 nonprofit organizations throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is asking Congress to maintain, and in some instances, increase funding for programs that are critical to attaining clean water.

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the President released his budget for Fiscal Year 2021, which recommends reducing the $85 million budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program to $7.3 million–a 91 percent cut to current funding. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.