Discussion on the Chesapeake Bay watershed clean-up efforts

States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are struggling to meet federal clean water guidelines.

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  Fred Vigeant is WITF's Director of Programming and Promotions for TV and Radio. Fred manages the schedules for our radio and television platforms. He also analyzes audience research and manages the public affairs program Smart Talk. Previously, Fred was at WRVO in Oswego, NY for 12 years serving in various roles including Program Director and before that Operations Manager. Fred graduated from the State University of New York College at Oswego with a B.A. in Mass Communications and Broadcasting.

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A great blue heron catching a fish on a Chesapeake Bay beach at sunset.

Our friends at Maryland Public Television present another chapter in the on-going effort to help support and preserve one of the nation’s most significant bodies of water.

In 2010, the federal government ordered states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to meet federal clean water guidelines, or else. Now, it doesn’t look like they’re going to make the 2025 deadline.

Though progress has been made in keeping pollutants out of Bay tributaries, a combination of factors like a lack of regulatory enforcement by states, accelerating impacts of climate change, and the effects of COVID-19 are hindering long-standing efforts.

Watch The Chesapeake Bay Summit April 21 at 9pm on WITF.  This program will be available for on-demand viewing through the PBS Video app a few days after broadcast.

A collection of interviews, photos, and music videos, featuring local musicians who have stopped by the WITF performance studio to share a little discussion and sound. Produced by WITF’s Joe Ulrich.

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