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Help Stop Dead Zones In The Chesapeake Bay. Protect our Bay from the Harmful Pactices of Factory Farming.

About

The Chesapeake Bay, which spans six states including Maryland, is experiencing a huge loss in its fish population due to lack of oxygen known as, “dead zones.” Nitrogen pollution from factory farming is primarily to blame for this occurrence. These farms located along the Chesapeake dump millions of pounds a year into the bay. The dumping isn’t only causing harm to fish, but to residents as well. In 2008, a Maryland town’s water supply was shut off for two months due to an accidental manure spill.

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Get Involved

Dontate to our fund today in order to put an end to reckless pollution caused my factory farms today! Reach out to your local polition and make a change. Making the bay a better place starts with you! Keep our ecosystem beautiful and thriving.

EPA and CWBP

Future Of The Bay

In a final desperate attempt to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the EPA is exercising its powers granted under the CWA and directly enforcing policies. Click here to read more.

One of the main causes of the pollution theChesapeake has faced is run-off from factoryfarms into the bay. Manure is rich in nitrogen,phosphorous and ammonia, and when it issaturated in the bay, plant life thrives causingalgae blooms. Click here to read more.

Senior U.S. District Judge William N. Nickerson found Perdue and the Hudson Farm not guilty for violating the Clean Water Act. Click here to read more.

Factory Farm Perdue