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Bay Program launches education website
January 28, 2010The Bay Program has launched BayBackpack.com, an online resource for teachers and environmental educators.
Read storyBiofuels Could Create Jobs, Reduce Pollution in Chesapeake Bay Region, Report Finds
January 14, 2010Homegrown energy could reduce millions of pounds of nutrients from entering the Chesapeake Bays streams, creeks and rivers and create jobs.
Read storyVirginia Permanently Protects 424,000 Acres of Land in Four Years
January 14, 2010Virginia has permanently preserved more than 424,000 acres of land since 2006.
Read storyEPA Administrator Voted Chair of Chesapeake Executive Council
January 5, 2010The head of the U.S. EPA has been named chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council, assuming responsibility from outgoing Va. Gov. Tim Kaine.
Read storyNew EPA Regulations Will Help Reduce Pollution from Stormwater, Animal Operations to Chesapeake Bay
January 1, 2010The EPA is initiating new federal rulemaking to help control polluted runoff from cities, suburbs and farmland to the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Program Assists in Development of China's First Watershed Program
December 16, 2009The Chesapeake Bay Program had great success in Beijing from March 28 to April 5, 2009.
Read storyWhat Would Google Do? China, Google, and the Chesapeake Bay Program
December 15, 2009China is a country of mixed messages.
Read storyWhat are the main sources of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay?
December 11, 2009The three main sources of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay are nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment.
Read storyNew York State Landowner Develops Wetland to Protect Local Stream, Chesapeake Bay
December 10, 2009On the first Wednesday in December, landowner Ray Lewis proudly looked across a recently constructed wetlands on his upstate New York farm.
Read storyEPA Releases Guidance to Help Federal Facilities Better Manage Stormwater Runoff
December 9, 2009The EPA has issued guidance to help federal agencies reduce polluted stormwater runoff from federal development projects to streams.
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