September 28, 2021 | 2:34 PM
Pennsylvania eyes $500M from feds for environmental program
Eligible projects include improvements to state parks and forests, local parks and riverfronts.
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August 11, 2021 | 8:59 AM
Group cites PFAS chemical concerns at military sites near Chesapeake Bay
The watershed of the nation’s largest estuary includes Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York. The bay also is troubled by pollution from nitrogen fertilizer runoff and other pollutants.
August 9, 2021 | 7:05 AM
Environmental advocates call on legislature to put more money toward Chesapeake Bay cleanup
Advocates are hoping lawmakers will use federal money to fund a few Republican-backed proposals when they return this fall.
November 27, 2020 | 5:18 AM
Central Pa. counties get $6M to help reduce pollution headed to the Chesapeake Bay
The Department of Environmental Protection is awarding 2020 Environmental Stewardship Fund grants to Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties.
May 20, 2020 | 4:56 PM
As states plan to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay cleanup, agency promises modest funds to help efforts
EPA says Pennsylvania has the largest commitment to reduce nitrogen among bay states.
May 1, 2020 | 5:16 AM
Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought
The Environmental Integrity Project’s analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution are entering the Chesapeake Bay each year from the poultry industry than state and federal cleanup programs estimate.
September 30, 2019 | 5:48 PM
In Pittsburgh, some restaurants are helping restore the Chesapeake Bay one oyster shell at a time
With oyster populations low, a recovery effort focuses on cultivating baby oysters in the shells that once might have been on your dinner plate.
August 16, 2017 | 12:38 PM
Pollution buildup at dam could harm Chesapeake Bay cleanup
By
Marie Cusick
