Feb 3, 202145 Years Laterby William C. Baker, CBF President Forty-five years ago, I was high up in a tree, pruning dead wood. I was a part time tree surgeon. …Chesapeake Bay2 min readChesapeake Bay2 min read
Dec 7, 2020Engaging in Democracy: Let Our Voices Be Heardby William C. Baker, CBF President To save the Bay, participation in our democracy is critical. In over four decades of working to restore the Chesapeake, I have never witnessed more setbacks to our nation’s fundamental environmental protections than what we have seen in the last four years. The U.S…2 min read2 min read
Nov 5, 2020Regardless of Who Is in the White Houseby William C. Baker, CBF President Update Nov. 7, 2020: CBF congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. In 1984, President Reagan said in his State of the Union address, “Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it’s common sense.” Turning attention to our…Chesapeake Bay2 min readChesapeake Bay2 min read
Jun 15, 2020EPA Is Failing the Chesapeake Bay and America’s Clean Water PromiseOp-ed by William C. Baker, CBF President, for the Baltimore Sun. This may be our last shot to save the Chesapeake Bay. We have a science-based plan, and we know that it’s working. But with only five years to go until the 2025 deadline for the nation’s most ambitious water…3 min read3 min read
May 1, 2020A Powerful LessonBy Will Baker, CBF President The COVID-19 pandemic is the stuff of fiction writers. Sadly, it is all too real. The illness, death, and economic damage are nothing short of history in the making. And yet, out of this tragedy, we see a glimmer of hope for our little Planet…Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Mar 11, 2020Why Pennsylvania?By Will Baker, CBF President “Will! Don’t you know Pennsylvania does not have land on the Bay!?” That is a question I often get when I cite the scientific consensus that the Bay will not be saved unless Pennsylvania drastically decreases the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment flowing into…Chesapeake Bay2 min readChesapeake Bay2 min read
Oct 11, 2019Time is Running Out to Meet Bay Cleanup Goals, Especially in PennsylvaniaBy William C. Baker, for the Bay Journal News Service It is a critical time for the Chesapeake Bay. The historic federal-state partnership working to clean up the Bay’s pollution is entering the final phase of restoration. By 2025, the six Bay states and the District of Columbia must have…Environment4 min readEnvironment4 min read
Jun 28, 2019Our Best and Perhaps Last ChanceWill Baker’s Testimony to the House of Representatives Chesapeake Bay Foundation President Will Baker testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on June 25, 2019. He spoke on the history and importance of the Chesapeake Bay, our “national treasure.” The following is the case…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
Jun 4, 2019We Will Not Back DownBy Will Baker, CBF President It all comes down to Saving the Bay. Simple as that. The Bay supports our livelihoods and our homes. It provides our first line of defense from storms and climate change. It inspires us with amazing sights. Bottom line, the Bay demands we save it. …Environment2 min readEnvironment2 min read
May 8, 2019Saving the Bay, Fighting Climate Change: Two Sides of the Same CoinBy Will Baker, CBF President In 2018, record breaking storms across the Bay watershed increased pollution loads, adding more stress to a system still dangerously out of balance. Do the storms represent a “new normal?” …Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
