Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Potomac River earns “B-” on latest report card
March 30, 2016Annual State of the Nation’s River report marks waterway’s continued improvement
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Final Chesapeake Bay interpretive buoy back on the water for spring
March 29, 2016NOAA interpretive buoy system offers data on water and weather conditions
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Upstream pollution reductions could ease effects of Conowingo Reservoir infill, report maintains
March 10, 2016Final report indicates lowering pollution loads more effective than dredging
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Report recommends managing roadside ditches to improve health of local waters
March 8, 2016Ditch management offers cost-effective strategy to meet water quality goals
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Supreme Court declines to hear case on Chesapeake Bay pollution limits
February 29, 2016Decision upholds EPA plan for reducing pollution across the watershed
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Study suggests salt marshes could persist despite rising sea levels
February 26, 2016VIMS report predicts salt marshes more resilient than previously thought
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Magothy River scores “D” on latest report card
February 19, 2016Waterway saw slight decreases in water clarity, dissolved oxygen in 2015
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Chesapeake Bay Program launches accountability tool
February 17, 2016ChesapeakeProgress to help oversight groups track partnership work toward Watershed Agreement
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President’s budget proposes $29 million for land conservation in Bay region
February 11, 2016If approved, funds could conserve land throughout watershed
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Maryland’s wintering waterfowl population down slightly in 2016
February 10, 2016Unusually warm weather delays migration of Canada geese, other waterfowl
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