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Chesapeake Bay cleanup deadline pushed to 2040 under revised agreement
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) BALTIMORE — Governor Wes Moore and the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council approved a revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement on Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, setting a new 2040 deadline for states to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution to the…...
Gov. Shapiro to lead multi-state Chesapeake Bay group, amid waterway’s health dip
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1068+ words) For at least the next year, Gov. Josh Shapiro will helm a multistate effort to clean and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The nine-member Chesapeake Executive Council elected Gov. Josh Shapiro as its chair during a public meeting…...
Ag Adviser Has High Hopes for Chesapeake Bay Restoration
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (302+ words) Get the newspaper digitally or delivered weekly to your door Start buying and selling for as little as $2.99/month! Bill Fink speaks during the relaunch announcement for the Pennsylvania Agriculture Conservation Stewardship program at Ag Progress Days on Aug. 12, 2025, as…...
EPA, States, Set to Finalize Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement
10+ mon, 2+ 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…...
Officials plant 700 trees in York County to help protect Chesapeake Bay
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) In an effort to reduce runoff that could eventually end up in Chesapeake Bay, state officials gathered at a York County dairy farm along Orson Run near Airville to help plant 700 trees. The tree planting Thursday represents a $130,000 investment by…...
New menhaden assessment signals potential catch reductions in Chesapeake Bay
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) HAMPTON, Va. — A new scientific assessment released this week shows that Atlantic menhaden populations are significantly lower than previously estimated, potentially prompting major reductions in catch limits along the East Coast. The ASMFC’s menhaden management board is scheduled to meet…...
Have recent Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts had success?
11+ mon, 8+ hour ago (289+ words) The Chesapeake Bay has long been one of the most closely watched and studied bodies of water in the U.S. After decades of heavy pollution, major efforts were launched to clean up the Bay and restore its ecosystems. Progress has been…...
For Chesapeake Bay’s sake, Constellation gives a dam | EDITORIAL
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (20+ words) Editorial: The costly Conowingo Dam settlement to protect the Chesapeake is a welcome move by Baltimore-based power company Constellation....
On the Chesapeake Bay, there’s lots of finger-pointing as the iconic striped bass is in trouble again
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (466+ words) Striped bass are one of the most ecologically and economically important species of the Chesapeake Bay and up and down the Atlantic Coast. Back in the late ‘70s their numbers were decimated in the Bay by overfishing, degradation of their habitat…...