Infrastructure that works for the bay and for the people

The largest increase in federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration in recent memory is quickly headed to on-the-ground projects where communities need them most. The announcement from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials earlier this month is cause for celebration, and reason to take careful note of what works. The Chesapeake Bay and the 18 million of us who share its 64,000-square-mile watershed face interconnected challenges.