Stories by Alicia Pimental
Alicia is the Chesapeake Bay Program's online communications manager. She manages the Bay Program's web content and social media channels. Alicia discovered her love for nature and the environment while growing up along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts. When she's not at work, Alicia enjoys cooking, traveling, photography and playing with her chocolate lab, Tess.
Virginia Partnership Aims to Restore Oysters, Jobs and the Chesapeake Bay
October 18, 2010A new oyster partnership in Virginia will bring watermen, scientists, businesses and citizens together to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyAnacostia River to go on trash diet
September 28, 2010A new "pollution diet" for trash in the impaired Anacostia River as directed by the federal Clean Water Act
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New Analysis Shows Long-term Changes in Nutrient Pollution from Rivers to the Chesapeake Bay
September 16, 2010The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed a new method for tracking progress toward reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution .
Read storyNew Wastewater Permit Will Reduce Nitrogen Discharges from Blue Plains by 45 Percent
September 10, 2010The Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility will discharge 3.8 million fewer pounds of nitrogen each year.
Read storyStudy Shows Tenfold Increase in Native Bay Grasses in Lower Potomac River
September 8, 2010A USGS study suggests that underwater bay grasses in the Potomac River are increasing due to efforts to reduce nutrient pollution.
Read storySome Virginia Waterways Improve, Others Still Impaired
August 31, 2010The health of some Virginia rivers is showing signs of improvement, but many of the state's waterways are still polluted.
Read storyEleven Innovative Projects Receive $5.8 Million to Reduce Pollution Throughout Chesapeake Bay Waters
August 5, 2010Eleven projects throughout the Bay watershed have received $5.8 million through the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program
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Blue Crab Advisory Report Recommends Continued Conservation Measures
July 19, 2010A Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) report notes that blue crabs appear to be making a comeback.
Read storyHarford County Councilwoman Elected Chair of Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee
July 7, 2010Harford County, Md., Councilwoman Mary Ann Lisanti has been elected chair of the Bay Program's Local Government Advisory Committee.
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Maryland farmers to plant record acreage of cover crops this winter
July 5, 2010Maryland farmers will plant more than 500,000 acres of winter grains
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