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Chesapeake Bay Foundation educators, with students on a field trip, explore the Susquehanna River at City Island. The Capitol building is in the background. (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

PA students gain hands-on experience in watershed conservation

It is almost time for some Pennsylvania students to get out of the classroom and into a canoe. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Pennsylvania Rivers …

More than 250 volunteers planted 500 trees on a Pennsylvania farm, helping to reduce the effects of climate change. (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

PA to plant 10 million trees to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality

The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is helping to get Pennsylvania on track for its 2025 Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction goals. So far…

The Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint has set a deadline for watershed states to have pollution-reduction practices in place by 2025. (flownaksala/AdobeStock)

Halfmoon, Pequea Creek restoration project aims to restore watershed health

Pennsylvania has received more than $3 million in federal funding for watershed restoration projects. Conservation groups say it will help the state …

Researchers reported coal-tar sealant runoff is lethal to juvenile Coho salmon and causes a wide spectrum of abnormalities in zebrafish embryos. (B.J. Small/Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

Some Driveway Sealants Have Health, Environment Risks

Sealing driveways and parking lots may seem like routine maintenance for homeowners, but recent studies raise concerns about the potential health …

Volunteers with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary place numbered tags on freshwater mussels so they can be tracked in the Delaware River. (Photo courtesy Partnership for the Delaware Estuary)

Restoring Freshwater Mussels to Improve Delaware River

By Katherine Rapin for Yale Environment 360.Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journal…

The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint calls for Pennsylvania to reduce nitrogen runoff by 40% by 2025. (Adobe Stock)

EPA Agrees to Settlement in Chesapeake Bay Pollution Lawsuit

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit over the agency's failure to make Pennsylvania abide by the same c…

The Susquehanna River begins in upstate New York and flows 284 miles through Pennsylvania, before reaching Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. (Christian Hinkle/Adobe Stock)

Report: PA Actions Key to Chesapeake Bay Restoration

A new report says there's hope for restoring the Chesapeake Bay - if Pennsylvania does more to meet its clean-water commitments. The 2022 State of …

Two major rivers in Pennsylvania are part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: the Susquehanna, with a watershed of 21,000 square miles, and the Potomac, with 1,600 square miles. (Michael/Adobe Stock)

Report: PA Lags in Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals

The Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Blueprint has deadlines for Pennsylvania, and other states in the watershed, to implement practices to reduce water-…

Federal investments in the Pequea Creek Watershed in Lancaster and Chester counties will help keep soils and nutrients from becoming runoff, with such practices as cover crops, no-till farming and riparian buffers. (Brian Gish/Chesapeake Bay Foundation)

Federal Funds Coming to PA for Watershed Restoration

Pennsylvania is receiving more than $3 million in federal funding for watershed restoration projects. Conservation groups said it will help the …

The administration wants to review the Trump EPA's weakening of vehicle-emission standards. (Nady/Adobe Stock)

Biden's Clean-Air, Climate Actions Seen as Benefit for PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Environmental advocates say President Joe Biden's actions on clean air and climate will make a big difference for air quality in …

Forage fish attract larger predator fish, like striped bass, but they often wind up as the unintended bycatch in commercial fishing nets. (Reimar/Adobe Stock)

Bill Brings Hope for PA River Herring, Shad

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Forage fish have been declining in Pennsylvania rivers, but a bill now in Congress could help restore their numbers. Shad…

Break Free From Plastic representatives Jed Alegado, Lakshmi Narayan and Myrna Dominguez are visiting U.S. communities affected by gas and oil production. (Debra Smit/Breathe Project)

International Activists Link Plastic Pollution to PA

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Plastics have serious negative impacts throughout the supply chain – that's the message brought to Pittsburgh this week …

Drilling in the Atlantic would threaten critical habitat for whales, fish and coral, environmental advocates say. (Wwelles14/Wikimedia Commons)

Suit Challenges Trump Reversal of Drilling Ban

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups and Alaska Native Americans say President Donald Trump has exceeded his authority by reversing the ban …

A warming climate and rising sea levels already are affecting U.S. military bases. (Robert J. Sitar, USN/Wikimedia Commons)

Rolling Back Climate-Change Initiatives: A Threat to National Security?

PHILADELPHIA - National security experts say President Trump's actions to roll back or eliminate programs to slow global climate change will put the c…

The executive order requires eliminating at least two regulations for every new one enacted. (pixabay.com)

Lawsuit Calls Trump Order on Regulations Unconstitutional

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Public interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut government …

Drilling could endanger Atlantic fisheries that are recovering from years of overfishing. (Allen Shimada, NOAA/Wikimedia Commons)

Obama Bans Atlantic and Arctic Drilling

HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Obama has designated hundreds of millions of acres of federally owned Atlantic and Arctic waters off-limits to oil …

Wetlands need to be able to migrate inland as sea levels rise. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Wikimedia Commons)

Report: Rising Sea Levels Threaten Wildlife

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Rising sea levels from global climate change are threatening wildlife, recreation and economies along the America's eastern …

A federal court has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen to clean up Pennsylvania tributaries of Chesapeake Bay - including reducing polluted farm runoff. Photo courtesy Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Pennsylvania Farms Crucial to Chesapeake Bay Health

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on Pennsylvania farms to help meet …

GRAPHIC: Agricultural and conservation activities on Central Pennsylvania creeks, streams and rivers play a significant role in the overall health of Chesapeake Bay, according to the latest biennial report on the state of the bay. Image courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Update on Health of Chesapeake Bay: Fragile

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The condition of Chesapeake Bay is still very fragile, according to a new report just released by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation…

PHOTO: Atlantic offshore wind power potential hasn't yet been tapped, although a new report says Pennsylvania could help push development with state policies. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Report: The Color in the Wind Offshore is Golden

PHILADELPHIA - The water is waiting for wind-power development. A handful of offshore wind projects are well on their way, but according to a new …

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says dedicating state funding to cleaner water in Pennsylvania is a sound investment. Photo courtesy of publicdomainpics.net.

Group Urges Corbett to Include Clean-Water Investments in Budget Plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Clean water is a vital resource in the lives of Pennsylvanians, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is urging Gov. Tom Corbett to …

PHOTO: Despite the cold snap Pennsylvania is experiencing, an expert says global warming is real. Photo credit: M. Kuhlman

Expert: Despite Deep Freeze, World is Still Warming

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania and other parts of the nation are breaking out of a deep freeze unlike any in decades. But a climate expert at …

Court Victory for Bay Clean-Up Advocates in PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A victory in federal court in Pennsylvania has been recorded for those in favor of recently-established pollution limits for …

Measures such as restoring stream-side forests, special management techniques of fertilizers, and planting protective vegetation called cover crops on fields that grow crops in the summer but would otherwise be bare in the winter, take advantage of conservation programs in the Farm Bill.

PA Stake in Farm Bill Investment in Conservation That Counts

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Over a two-year period in Pennsylvania, farmers have managed 100,000 acres worth of on-farm practices that reduce polluted runoff …

PHOTO: The documentary film Blackfish about Tilikum, the now infamous orca responsible for three deaths while in captivity opens in a limited release today (Friday) - with a showing in Cambridge. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

Killer Whales in Captivity? “Blackfish” Documentary Makes Splash

PHILADELPHIA – Should killer whales be kept in captivity and made to perform tricks for humans? That's a question raised in the documentary "B…

PHOTO: There is good and bad news in a mid-term assessment of where Pennsylvania stands when it comes to implementing agreed upon goals to clean up local rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay. Photo credit: CBF staff

PA Mid-Term Report Card on Clean Water Goals: Room For Improvement

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Efforts in Pennsylvania to clean up local rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay are showing solid progress on some fronts…

Tsou says McCarthy�s nomination holds special importance to a state such as Pennsylvania, where clean air is affected not only by pollution produced from within but also by entities in other states.

McCarthy Nomination for EPA Head: Environment Over Politics

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A U.S. Senate committee controlled by Democrats has given its blessing to the nomination of Gina McCarthy as the next head of the …

PHOTO: Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, is President Obama's nominee for EPA chief. She'll appear before a U.S. Senate committee Thursday. Photo courtesy of epa.gov.

Pennsylvania's Need For Strong Leader at EPA

HARRISBURG, Pa. - There could soon be a new leader guiding policies that help to protect millions of Pennsylvanians from the harmful effects of …

PHOTO: There's a lot riding on what Governor Tom Corbett has to say in his budget address Tuesday.

Will Corbett Budget Benefit Bay?

HARRISBURG, Pa. - There's a lot riding on what Governor Tom Corbett has to say in his budget address Tuesday, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation is …

GRAPHIC: The 2012 State of the Bay Report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation shows an improving picture but still a failing grade in terms of pollution and its effect on aquatic life and economies.<br />

Pennsylvania's 2013 Role in Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania continues to be a major player in the health of Chesapeake Bay, and a new report shows progress but still a fragile …

“Mini Grants” Will Send PA Students to the River

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Seeing, hearing and touching is believing. Nearly a half-million dollars has been added to a "mini grant" program to get students …

Environmental Groups Say Clock is Ticking on Effective Marcellus Shale Bills

HARRISBURG, Pa. - There are only nine days left on Pennsylvania's legislative calendar, and environmental groups such as the Chesapeake Bay …

Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay: Connected and Conflicted

HARRISBURG, Pa. - On the face of it, Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River looks to be a very different body of water than the Chesapeake Bay, but both…

A Picture's Worth 1000 Words: Protecting PA's Chesapeake Watershed

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Sometimes pictures do really tell the story, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is counting on that premise to make a case for …

Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

Pennsylvania's Stake In The Nation's Newest "National Treasure"

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania has a major stake in President Obama's executive order establishing the Chesapeake Bay as a "National Treasure." The …

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Don't Stimulate Pollution

Harrisburg, PA - Highway building and repair is a major feature of the new national stimulus plan coming out of Washington, but at least one …

Groups to EPA: Clean Up Your Act on Chesapeake Bay

Harrisburg, PA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could find itself slapped with a lawsuit by environmental groups if it fails to fix …

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