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Environmental groups hailed President Biden’s proposal to fully fund the Chesapeake Bay Program, saying that if the fiscal 2022 budget is approved it would help meet clean-up goals by a deadline now only four years away.

President Joe Biden has released his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. Second District Congresswoman Elaine Luria issued the following statement.

Chesapeake Bay blue crab survey shows mixed results From Staff Reports View Comments The annual survey of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay showed a mixed bag, with the population of mature female crabs up while juvenile crab numbers declined to the lowest level since the survey began in 1990. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of the 2021 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, which annually estimates ...

Erie Times-News Editors note: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and other mid-Atlantic governors and leaders recently submitted this letter to Congress seeking funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration. We write today to request your support for a bold plan to stimulate state and local economies in the Mid-Atlantic region and restore America’s largest estuary — the Chesapeake Bay. Our proposal is the Billion for the Bay Initiative: a significant and much needed infusion of new funds that will jumps...

CHASE BOTTORF and CHRIS MORELLI news@lockhaven.com CHRIS MORELLI/THE EXPRESS The Clinton County Conservation District was honored earlier this week on its 75th anniversary. From left are deputy manager Susie Peters, farmer director Elam Stoltzfus Jr., secretary/treasurer Larry Butler and Pennsylvania State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton/Centre). LOCK HAVEN — Earlier this week, the Clinton County Conservation District was honored on its 75th anniversary by Pennsylvania State Rep. Stephanie...

EPA Evaluates Plan To Reduce Bay Pollutants No Longer Contained By Conowingo Reservoir The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed its evaluation of a draft plan to compensate for more than 6 million pounds of Chesapeake Bay pollutants no longer being trapped in a reservoir behind the Conowingo Dam. EPA’s evaluation of the draft Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan (CWIP) is available on the Bay TMDL website, www.epa.gov/chesapeake-bay-tmdl. The evaluation commends the drafters ...

Americas Chicken Wing Shortage is Bad for the Planet On 4/28/21 at 4:20 PM EDT Americas demand for chicken wings continues to shape the food industry, as some restaurant owners find themselves shelling out more $3 per pound for wings. Increased demand for takeout and comfort food put wing consumption on the rise in 2020, The National Chicken Council reported. That demand, coupled with the biggest day for wing eating—Super Bowl Sunday—and devastation from the winter storms in Texas, has shru...

Invasive plants can have a slow but devastating effect on an ecosystem. By outcompeting native plants for resources like sun and water, they reduce natural diversity, alter soil conditions and, ultimately, wipe out native wildlife habitats. "It starts with the insects, then the birds that eat them and all the way up the food chain," said Blake Moore, Delaware Invasive Species Council chairman. "Its just really important to protect our native plant species here in Delaware." Moore is also a ho...

. This year’s report continues to show an ecosystem in recovery from short-term weather impacts and long-term water quality degradation occurring from excess nutrients and sediment. The resiliency of the Chesapeake Bay watershed is revealed through the 31 outcomes of environmental health, restoration and stewardship found in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Of these 31 outcomes, 19 have indicators whose data and information are drawn from a range of trusted sources, including governme...

Yes, Virginia, we also have bobcats…though it’s quite easy to forget. These secretive felines rarely like coming into view, so you’ll probably never see one in the wild. But what if you do? Here are five things you need to know about bobcats. Bobcats have other names. Its Latin name is Lynx Rufus. While the bobcat gets its name from its short, bobbed tail, it’s also known as a “red lynx” or “bay lynx.” There used to be 12 recognized subspecies, but that was challenged in 1981. N...