He’s Back…
Yeah. It’s here. For his one-month birthday, we’re dropping some premium, highly requested Dewey merch! From tote bags to baby clothes, we’ve got it all. Get your Dewey drip now at our online shop!
Welcome to CCWC, Leeanna Duong!
My name is Leeanna Duong (she/her) and I’m thrilled to join Choose Clean Water Coalition as the Communications Intern!
A Chorus of Clean Water Voices: October Update
We’re delighted to share that several more organizations and partners, including a farmer and small business leader, have published op-eds making the case for recommitting to the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. These pieces showcase the wide array of perspectives with compelling narratives on the need for clean water in our communities.
Keeping Chesapeake Bay Clean Is in Everyone’s Interest
For quite some time now, the Coalition and many of our member organizations have circled 2025 as we chart the future of the Bay restoration effort. In this op-ed published today in The Baltimore Sun, Coalition Director Kristin Reilly shares the story of her connection to the Chesapeake Bay, the status of the decades-long effort to protect and restore the Bay’s rivers and streams, and how it’s crucial for state and federal leaders to recommit to the Bay restoration effort and refresh the goals and outcomes of the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement.
A Chorus of Clean Water Voices
The effort to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers and streams that feed it is facing a critical juncture. For several months, the Coalition has closely followed discussions on the future of the Bay restoration effort as it approaches an important deadline.
The Coalition gathered 131 signatures from its member organizations to our recommendations letter. But many groups are taking it a step further, submitting their own letters and making their voices heard in the opinion pages of their local newspapers.
An Intern's-Eye View: 2024 Chesapeake Bay Day on the Hill
In the halls of Congress last week, I spotted four American Legion veterans, three cowboys, two goths, and a peanut farmer. It was the Choose Clean Water Coalition’s 13th annual Chesapeake Bay Day on the Hill (affectionately called “Lobby Day”), and I was there along with nearly 100 Coalition members to ask our representatives to protect the rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Shop the Choose Clean Water Store
In 2009, a group of dedicated environmentalists came together to create the Choose Clean Water Coalition. It’s now our 15th year of fighting for clean rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay region, and we have some fun announcements coming down the pipeline.
Clean Water Profile: Maria Russo
For this Clean Water Profile, West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s Clean Water Campaign Coordinator Maria Russo weighs in on the joys and challenges of her work, de-centering from the now, and finding her way home. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
Clean Water Profile: Mauricio Rosales
Our Clean Water Profile series continues with Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Mauricio Rosales.
Welcoming Kara Siglin!
My name is Kara Siglin (she/her) and I'm excited to be the Choose Clean Water Coalition's new Communications Intern!
More than a Name: A Conversation with Nature Forward
A long-time member of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, Nature Forward may look like a group you have never heard of, but perhaps you were familiar with the Audubon Naturalist Society?
Civic Engagement Toolkit: Nonpartisan Resources
Given the respected status many nonprofit organizations enjoy, and the importance of the democratic process in reaching our clean water goals, it is critical nonprofit organizations encourage their members to vote.
Reviving, Restoring, and Reimagining Clean Water
After three years of postponing, it finally happened. The Choose Clean Water Coalition held a conference in Richmond, VA focusing on current issues involving Chesapeake Bay restoration. The intention was to advance future federal, regional, and local restoration goals.
Introducing the Coalition's New Communications Intern Rosey Pasco
My name is Rosey Pasco (she/her/hers) and I am very excited to begin my role as Communications Intern for the Choose Clean Water Coalition!
Chesapeake Capacity: Defining What's Possible
The Choose Clean Water Coalition and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in collaboration with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, are conducting an assessment to establish a baseline understanding of the capacity of nonprofit organizations working to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams.
Pandemic Publicity: Tips and Strategies for Communicating in the Coronavirus Era
The global pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19 is disrupting nearly every part of daily life. During this stressful and troubling time, thoughts and concerns on the health of local water quality and the Chesapeake Bay are far from mind. But the work of the Choose Clean Water Coalition and its members goes on, presenting a challenge to strike the right balance in our communications by acknowledging the current health crisis while moving the fight for clean water forward.
Fighting Polluted Runoff in the Old Dominion
Rapid and increasing urban and suburban sprawl has made polluted runoff the fastest growing source of pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
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