Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Baltimore County residents file lawsuit against Middle River Depot developers over environmental concerns
The argues that inadequate sediment and erosion controls at the former Martin Aircraft plant could harm nearby communities ...
Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction: DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
Sturgeons are one of the oldest groups of fishes. Sporting an armor of five rows of bony, modified scales called dermal ...
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Chesapeake Bay oysters fare well in annual survey, continuing five-year trend
The 2024 fall survey was conducted from Oct. 8 to Nov. 25 throughout the oyster-growing waters of the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Potomac River.
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Chesapeake Bay in the crosshairs as EPA strips federal water protections
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation on Thursday condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most recent sweeping ...
Clean water advocates hope to thaw federal funding freezes for the Chesapeake Bay
Projects designed to help restore the Chesapeake Bay watershed are being affected by the freeze of grants, and the Choose ...
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Maryland budget deficit, Trump cuts imperil Chesapeake bay cleanup funds
“We’re struggling … right now with these budget cuts in Washington,” said Matt Johnston, Arundel Rivers’ executive director. “Now is not the time for Annapolis to abandon its leadership role in ...
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Maryland budget deficit, Trump cuts imperil Chesapeake bay cleanup funds
“This is part of the Chesapeake economy,” said Arundel Rivers’ Johnston. “If we lose a quarter-billion dollars (through the proposed Bay trust fund cut), it would be years before we could ...