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• EPA releases 2-year milestone evaluations on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort; cites challenges, progress and potential

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2-year milestone evaluations on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort; cites challenges, progress and potential

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Mid-Atlantic Region schedules March 2 virtual listening session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Maryland

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure BIL Funding to Maryland

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022

• EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd as New Director of Chesapeake Bay Program

  • Release Date: June 2, 2022

• EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  First of Five-Year Funding Totaling $238 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $40 Million from Infrastructure Law for Chesapeake Bay Restoration

  • Release Date: May 2, 2022

• EPA to Step Up Federal Actions in PA for Water Pollution

  Pennsylvania’s Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short of Target, PA has 90 Days to Submit Improved Plan, Lacks Sufficient Legislative Funding and Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA to Step Up Federal Actions in PA for Water Pollution

  • Release Date: April 18, 2022

• Bear Creek Sediments Site in Baltimore Added to Superfund Cleanup List

  Bear Creek’s addition to EPA’s National Priorities List elevates clean-up plans

  EPA News Release: Bear Creek Sediments Site in Baltimore Added to Superfund Cleanup List

  • Release Date: March 18, 2022

• New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  New features improve public access to local data

  EPA News Release: New EPA analysis shows decline in release of certain toxic chemicals in Mid-Atlantic Region

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  Agency commends local input, says tough federal actions could be taken

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Amended Pennsylvania Plan to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay, Local Waters

  • Release Date: January 5, 2022

• EPA Invites Baltimore to apply for $36 million to help modernize city’s water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Baltimore to apply for $36 million to help modernize city’s water infrastructure

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• Maryland to get $141.2 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  EPA News Release: Maryland to get $141.2 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA awards $2.3 million to Maryland to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2.3 million to Maryland to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Announces $283,000 for Maryland to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $283,000 for Maryland to improve drinking water for underserved, disadvantaged communities

  • Release Date: August 26, 2021

• NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  Grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and stormwater infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed

  EPA News Release: NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed

  • Release Date: June 3, 2021