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Hilary Harp Falk on progress, setbacks in multistate Chesapeake Bay cleanup

By Ashley Sterner,
Maureen Harvie
Published December 16, 2024 at 9:15 AM EST
An aerial photograph of Smith Island, located in and along the Chesapeake Bay.
USDA Media by Lance Cheung/Flickr
An aerial photograph of Smith Island, located in and along the Chesapeake Bay.

A decade ago, state, federal, and local leaders signed the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, setting the goals to restore and protect the Bay and its tributaries. Two years ago, and again last week, the Chesapeake Executive Council acknowledged it wouldn’t meet its 2025 deadline. So, what now?

We speak with Hilary Harp Falk, president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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Ashley Sterner
WYPR's Morning Edition news anchor Ashley Sterner serves up the latest Maryland news and weather every weekday morning, delightfully interspersed with the occasional snarky comment.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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