Drew Robinson 2/10/20 Drew Robinson 2/10/20

The President's Budget Once Again Slashes Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

(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.

Drew Robinson 1/27/20 Drew Robinson 1/27/20

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on Potential Litigation against EPA

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Following repeated failures by the Environmental Protection Agency to hold the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions accountable to meet their pollution reduction goals, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced they are preparing a notice of intent to sue EPA. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

Drew Robinson 1/8/20 Drew Robinson 1/8/20

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on Maryland’s Proposed Clean Water Legal Action

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—In a letter to Attorney General Brian Frosh, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan asked for legal action against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

Drew Robinson 1/3/20 Drew Robinson 1/3/20

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on the Future of the Bay Cleanup Plan

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—At today's meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Director of EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program shared that the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, the federal-state plan to clean up the Bay, is not legally enforceable. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

Drew Robinson 12/20/19 Drew Robinson 12/20/19

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on EPA's Evaluations of State Watershed Implementation Plans

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Following the release of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluations of the plans of each state and the District of Columbia to meet their pollution reduction goals, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.

Drew Robinson 12/20/19 Drew Robinson 12/20/19

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on Widespread Condemnation of Tucker Carlson's Comments on Potomac River Pollution

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—In coordination with the Potomac Conservancy, the Choose Clean Water Coalition gathered signatures of support from clean water and environmental organizations in the region condemning Carlson's comments blaming immigrant communities for making the Potomac River “dirtier.”

Drew Robinson 12/17/19 Drew Robinson 12/17/19

Choose Clean Water Coalition Statement on the Increase of Chesapeake Bay Program Funding to $85 Million

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Yesterday, Congress announced the funding of $85 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) for FY20. This is an increase over the $73 million allocated to CBP for the past five years. Now that there is agreement on the funding package, it must now pass the House and the Senate and be signed by the President by midnight Friday to avoid a government shutdown or require another short-term funding bill.

In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.