(LANCASTER, PA)—Last week, more than 270 individuals from local, state, and national nonprofits, elected officials, government agencies, and businesses gathered for the 2026 Choose Clean Water Conference. With the nation soon celebrating it’s 250th anniversary, the conference provided a forum to discuss how these different sectors can work together to protect and restore the rivers and streams that feed the nation’s largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Last night, Congress passed a minibus appropriations package on a strong bipartisan basis. The package now heads to President Trump's desk. The legislation contains funding for programs critical to the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement.