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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (809+ words) The draft agreement, released for public comment between July 1 and Sept. 1, has been criticized by scientists, advocates and citizen groups for weakening legal accountability under the Clean Water Act and diluting the enforcement of the Bay’s 2010 pollution limits, known as…...