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 Environmental Protection Agency. That vote late last week came after some Republicans had tried to stall the process, and has people from both sides of

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 hopeful his remarks will reveal a priority list that keeps things with the Bay moving in the right direction. CBF's most recent State of the Bay Repor

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 balance for that body of water. Harry Campbell, senior scientist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, says the 2012 State of the Bay Report puts the Bay

HARRISBURG, Pa. - There are only nine days left on Pennsylvania's legislative calendar, and environmental groups such as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are concerned that the session could conclude without solid legislation in place to address potential problems associated with Marcellus Shale natura

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, as it turns out, share some environmental characteristics that don't bode well for either one. Harry Campbell, a senior scientist with the Pennsylvan

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 the Chesapeake Clean Water Act now before Congress. CBF joined forces with the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) to visually d

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania has a major stake in President Obama's executive order establishing the Chesapeake Bay as a "National Treasure." The state has two major watersheds draining into the Bay, the Susquehanna and Potomac rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation says cleaning up the Bay mean

Harrisburg, PA - Highway building and repair is a major feature of the new national stimulus plan coming out of Washington, but at least one organization is concerned about unintended consequences; the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) says highway runoff in Pennsylvania is a major threat to groundwat