Gov. Larry Hogan hosted the 2018 annual meeting of the Chesapeake Executive Council of the Chesapeake Bay Program, where he was unanimously elected as chairman for a second consecutive term.
Hogan was joined by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Delaware Gov. John Carney, acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Chesapeake Bay Commission Chairman Frank Wagner. Representatives from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and key environmental stakeholders also were in attendance at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore.
“As chair of the council, I am very pleased with the tremendous progress we are making together and looking forward to the continued opportunity to work with all of you,” Hogan said. “This council recognizes the power of innovation, collaboration and partnership when it comes to achieving a cleaner and healthier Chesapeake Bay, a national treasure we have the responsibility to preserve and protect for future generations to come.”
Since taking office, Hogan has invested $4 billion in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts, more than any governor in Maryland history. The latest annual report card for the Bay gave it the highest score for water quality ever recorded, making it the best in 33 years.
A key indicator that the water quality is improving is the Bay underwater grass surging and surpassing 100,000 acres for the first time in modern history.
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