US EditionPA Governor Josh Shapiro Elected to Lead Chesapeake Bay Executive Council
Shapiro will lead efforts reducing nitrogen pollution by tenfold and advancing sustainable agriculture to boost the Chesapeake Bay watershed’s environmental and economic health.
- On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro was unanimously elected chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, succeeding Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after a nomination by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- The Chesapeake Executive Council serves as the primary policy body for restoring the Chesapeake Bay and represents the nine signatories to the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, with Pennsylvania leading for the first time in 20 years.
- Pennsylvania reported planting 945 miles of riparian buffers and restoring 139 miles of streams, reducing nitrogen pollution by ten times the prior decade, with the Susquehanna River section earning the watershed's second-best grade.
- Members also adopted governance changes including a new Policy Steering Committee and directed staff to recommend tribal participation pathways by July 1, 2026, with Gov. Josh Shapiro serving a one-year term.
- Earlier this year, Shapiro was also elected chair of the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, complementing his Chesapeake role and supporting farmers and tourism stakeholders.
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For the first time in 20 years, a Pa. governor is named chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council
For the first time in two decades, a Pennsylvania governor will lead the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, was unanimously elected as chair of the Chesapeake Executive Council during its annual meeting at the National Aquarium in Baltimore on Tuesday. The council is the primary policy and leadership body for restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
WV NewsChesapeake Bay council elects Shapiro to oversee new water pollution reduction agreement
The Susquehanna River viewed from the Pinnacle Overlook in Holtwood, Pa. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star)Gov. Josh Shapiro touted Pennsylvania’s achievements in reducing pollution, restoring streams and improving farming practices, as he was elected Tuesday to lead the multi-state program restoring the waters and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Taking over from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Shapiro will serve as chairperson of the Chesapeake Bay Exe…
The Herald
Shapiro named chair of Chesapeake group that protects bay, watershed
BALTIMORE — Members of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Executive Council, a quasi-governmental group that directs efforts to clean and protect the Bay and its watershed, unanimously elected Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as its new chairman.
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