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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (616+ words) Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36,799 acres in 2024 to 41,419 acres in…...
Virginia Beach has more than 900 lakes and ponds. Caring for them can be a challenge.
4+ mon, 11+ hour ago (687+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The city is home to over 900 lakes and ponds, and while scenic, the water can be a source of frustration. Problems can include flooding, trash, erosion or even an influx of mosquitos and snakes, but when homeowners or…...
Citing a history of stormwater violations, Chesapeake Bay Foundation urges city to deny waiver for Hopkins DSAI
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1327+ words) Johns Hopkins University says its Data Science and AI Institute project is following Baltimore’s environmental procedures, despite the state saying it could be liable for “significant” penalties for sediment discharge violations Above: During an intense rainstorm In July 2025, reddish-brown runoff…...
Virginia nonprofit to study 135 miles of Clinch River, analyze Helene-impacted areas
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (243+ words) TAZEWELL COUNTY, Va. (WVVA) - Following the 2024 Hurricane Helene, the Clinch River was among many waterways impacted by the weather and debris. On Friday, Friends of Southwest Virginia announced a 135-mile High Definition Stream Study (HDSS) of the Clinch River, passing…...
$44.2 million in grants awarded for Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) WASHINGTON D.C. (WAVY) — On Feb. 11, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S Enviromental Protection Agency announced more than $44 million in grants will go towards restoration efforts at the Chesapeake Bay watershed, according to a press release. The…...
Enjoy water from your tap: Streams show improvement in Chesapeake Bay watershed
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ words) December 20, 2025, 4:54 AM Over the past six years, the streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed — which covers 64,000 square miles — has become cleaner. According to the latest data from the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, there’s been a 1.4% improvement in…...
EPA, States, Set to Finalize Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (577+ words) Efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, date back to the 1980s, but pollution reduction targets did not become mandatory until 2010, and it wasn't until 2014 when all states in the watershed signed on to…...