1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (905+ words) Produced by environmental scientists, the report — which the state for more than six months had refused to release — said regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, force entities to examine alternative sources of water and clamp…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (618+ words) Along with wineries, equestrian farms and George Washington's estate, Virginia's known for being the data center capital of the country, with at least 665 facilities servicing major companies including Google, Amazon, Oracle and Meta (1). "Scientific evidence links exposure to PM2.5 with a…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (368+ words) In the long arc of conservation, recovery is often slow enough to be mistaken for stasis. Populations dwindle, habitats shrink, and the work of reversal depends less on moments of triumph than on decades of patient observation, persuasion, and persistence....

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…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (178+ words) Marylanders have an easy way to support conservation efforts while filing their taxes. The Chesapeake Bay and Endangered Species Fund allows residents to make tax-deductible donations to support environmental restoration and education programs, according to a community announcement. The fund,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (551+ words) With Pennsyvlania Gov. Josh Shapiro becoming chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Executive Council and state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Lycoming, elected to lead the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission for 2026, Pennsylvania is front-and-center in efforts to reduce pollution flowing into local…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (405+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More than 9.2 million acres of land across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are now permanently protected from development, according to newly released data collected through 2024. The figures, released by partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program, show protected lands now account…...

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…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (296+ words) Towns and cities across Virginia are now required to test for levels of PFAS in public water. But much less is known about whether forever chemicals may be in well water. 1 in 5 Virginians rely on wells, springs, and cisterns for…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (846+ words) The Chesapeake Executive Council, the top body responsible for making policy decisions on the watershed’s restoration, on Tuesday adopted a revised Bay Watershed Agreement extending the region’s long-missed pollution cleanup timeline to 2040. The council, led by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore,…...