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The Biggest Fight for Clean Water Protecting the Bay's Best Nursery The Biggest Fight for Clean Water Protecting the Bay’s Best Nursery Terrapin Territory AVIS President’s Message D IKKI N The Biggest Fight for Clean Water this Nation has Ever Seen CBF President Will Baker hat’s what it is going to take. It is time to focused on the areas that will pay the Bay to Administrator Jackson. (See page take off the gloves and fight for what greatest dividends first. Ninety percent of five for sample excerpts and contact T we have always believed is our right— the Chesapeake Bay waters and tidal trib- information.) clean water. utaries are officially designated as impaired under the Clean Water Act. Our And we hope that every member of CBF I guess one could say that’s the trouble with reading of the Act requires EPA, the lead will call or write his or her U.S. Senators democracy—it allows for all parties to have federal agency, to prohibit any additional and Congressmen urging them to peti- a voice. Unfortunately, those who do not levels of pollution to these impaired tion President Obama and Administrator want government to enforce the law have waters until the impairments are reversed. Jackson. had a louder voice than we have. It is time to turn the tables. Our legal challenge is just part of the With security so high in Washington, we find Biggest Fight. We have also called on the that letters to the home offices of your There is reason to be optimistic. The public to write EPA Administrator Lisa Congressional representatives are more likely Obama administration has made a refresh- Jackson personal letters urging her to take to get through. For addresses and telephone ing commitment to environmental protec- action. As we go to press, we have received numbers, visit cbf.org/lookup. tion, and Lisa Jackson, the new EPA Administrator, has repeatedly stated her commitment to the Chesapeake Bay. She What we are after is a precise, pollution- has also said her policies will follow science reduction budget based on the science, and the law. In addition, Virginia Governor “ Tim Kaine is the new Chairman of the targeted and focused on the areas that will pay Chesapeake Bay Executive Council. the greatest dividends first. Already, he has used his strong relationship with the president to argue for a significant- ly increased federal presence on the Bay. copies of more than 500 such letters and History may record that” a well meaning but feel safe in estimating that at least that many ultimately timid society lost the The new administration has got to be feel- more have been sent without copies to us. Chesapeake Bay in the early decades of the ing the pressure to make saving The writers are an impressive lot—younger twenty-first century. Alternatively, history Chesapeake Bay its signature environmen- to older, blue collared to professional. may record that the Chesapeake Bay was tal initiative. Our litigation filed against saved in the early twenty-first century. the former administration’s EPA must be We are also urging our congressional repre- defended by the current EPA. We hope sentatives to join the Biggest Fight. Does any- The choice is ours. Let’s go out together and that a truly precedent-setting and legally one doubt that the new administration would write history. Let’s all join the biggest fight binding settlement—which will establish a be dramatically influenced if every member for clean water this nation has ever seen. firm timetable and specific pollution- of Congress from the Chesapeake Bay water- reduction targets with consequences for shed states directly contacted Ms. Jackson failing to meet incremental and final dead- and urged specific action for the Bay? lines—can be reached. What we are after is a precise, pollution-reduction budget We hope that every CBF member will William C. Baker based on the best science, targeted and write a personal appeal for help for the President, Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2 Spring 2009 ● cbf.org Contents Spring 2009 Vol. 35 ● No. 1 6 Destination Chesapeake: Mattawoman Creek In southern Maryland, residents fear that a proposed highway could ruin one of the most productive tributaries of the Bay. The public outcry raises the question: How do we want our communities to grow? 10 A Fighting Terrapin The diamondback terrapin has endured many threats. As shore- line nesting grounds shrink, the tenacious turtle perseveres. 14 CBF to EPA: Time’s Up “The Biggest Fight for Clean Water this Nation has Ever Seen” fires an opening salvo: a federal suit against EPA to force legal compliance and pollution reduction. 23 Service on the Anacostia A National Service Day tree-planting unites Congressional lead- ers, No Child Left Inside advocates, students, and neighbors. 24 A Photographic Memory Baltimore teenagers give up cell phones and showers to expe- rience an unforgettable CBF-National Geographic photo camp. 6 10 14 23 24 Departments 5 MAILBOX 18 BAY BRIEFS 28 DRIFTWOOD Members respond to a CBF call for CBF activities in the Bay states and the Bay bits and pieces. action with more than 500 letters to District of Columbia. newly appointed EPA Administrator 30 LAST LOOK Lisa Jackson, calling on her to make 22 PROFILE In a sinking economy, investment in Bay restoration a national priority. For one Episcopal bishop, environmental green infrastructure could be a solution justice, clean air, and clean water are that benefits us all. 13 REFLECTIONS matters of faith. Embattled farmers are proving their commitment to protecting natural 26 OUR GIVING COMMUNITY resources by investing in conservation. PHOTO CREDITS THIS PAGE: UPPER RIGHT, DAVID BICK; LEFT TO RIGHT, CBF’s circle of friends and supporters. ISTOCK, GETTY IMAGES, JONI MILLER/CBF STAFF, ANNA BAKKAR 3 TOCKPHOTO S I Save the Bay is published quarterly and provided free of charge to CBF members by the Chesapeake Bay ive the gift of a brighter Foundation, 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403. Spring 2009 Volume 35 • Number 1 future for the Bay and Carol Denny, Editor Loren Barnett Appel, Director of Creative Services G Jennifer Cassou, Art Director its rivers and streams. © Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2009 E-mail: [email protected] In tough economic times, don’t let the Bay be forgotten. 888/SAVEBAY • cbf.org Please support the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Editor’s Note with a special donation today. As a new captain takes the helm in Washington, all eyes are on the Capitol. A stimulus plan that includes billions for pol- lution-reduction projects is an early and encouraging sign that the Obama administration is committed to building a greener America. Even before the president took office, CBF seized the moment. Our ambitious campaign, the Biggest Fight for Clean Water this Nation has Ever Seen, was launched in November to unite our 216,000 members and enlist many more in an all-out effort to save the Bay and its rivers and streams. Read more on page 14, and learn how you can help to steer the ship of state towards that goal. Carol Denny Environmental Awareness Statement The Chesapeake Bay Foundation saved the following resources in the production of this publication: 11 tons Trees 233,086 gallons Wastewater 506 million BTUs Total Energy 29,329 pounds Solid Waste 75,763 pounds Greenhouse Gases Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Defense Paper Calculator. Call 888/SAVEBAY or www.papercalculator.org visit cbf.org/give. The inks used for this publication are based on linseed oil, a renewable vegetable oil derived from flax and known for low toxicity. CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION 2009 OFFICERS EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES 2009 TRUSTEES HONORARY TRUSTEES D. Keith Campbell Governor Martin O’Malley Donald F. Boesch, Ph.D. Wayne A. Mills Louisa C. Duemling Chairman Governor Edward G. Rendell John T. Casteen, III Charles W. Moorman, IV C. A. Porter Hopkins James E. Rogers Governor Timothy M. Kaine Richard L. Franyo W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. Burks B. Lapham Vice Chairman Mayor Adrian M. Fenty G. Waddy Garrett Marie W. Ridder H.F. Lenfest Susan S. Phillips Joanne S. Berkley Alan R. Griffith Alexis G. Sant T. Gaylon Layfield, III Secretary Bay Care Chapter Carolyn Groobey Truman T. Semans M. Lee Marston Alan L. Wurtzel Hal C. B. Clagett Michael J. Hanley Simon Sidamon-Eristoff Charles McC. Mathias Treasurer Clagett Trustee Virginia R. Holton Jennifer Stanley H. Turney McKnight William C. Baker Robert A. Kinsley Thomas H. Stoner Godfrey A. Rockefeller President Matthew J. Klein Michael Watson Russell C. Scott Harry T. Lester Anthony A. Williams Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. Byron F. Marchant Aileen Bowdoin Train 4 Spring 2009 ● cbf.org “Dear Ms. Jackson…” ISTOCK CBF President Will Baker issued an urgent call to members at the start of the year. He encouraged friends and support- ers to send personal letters to new EPA Administrator Lisa MAGES I ETTY Jackson, asking her to make restoration of the Bay and its G President Obama appointed Lisa Jackson tributaries her top priority. Within days, hundreds had as EPA Administrator in January. responded with heartfelt messages. Here are some excerpts. As a marine biologist trained at the Virginia Institute of Marine tell my son when he wants to take a swim in the Rappahannock Science, I became well-versed in the tragic tale of the Chesapeake’s River? Is it safe? Will it be clean by the time he is an adult? degradation…I remain optimistic, however, because I know all the —HANK HELMEN Bay’s problems have solutions, pending the political will to imple- ment them. Because of Chesapeake Bay’s historical importance, its As a regular boater on the Chesapeake and a volunteer member of proximity to the cultural, population, and political centers of the the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, I ask, urge, and plead that U.S., and its serious-but-solvable ecological problems, it should be a you exercise all the authority you have, and all that you can persuade cornerstone of the EPA’s activities under your administration.
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