Partnership News
Read the latest updates and news stories from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Bay Barometer: Chesapeake faces challenges from pollution, development
December 3, 2013The Bay Program report offers a snapshot of health and restoration.
Read storyMore than $100M available to protect communities from climate change
December 2, 2013Grant funding will build coastal resiliency in states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Read storyAntibiotics, hormones increasingly found in livestock and poultry manure
November 25, 2013Manure spills could pose threats to human health and the environment.
Read storyExecutive order calls on nation to prepare for climate change
November 21, 2013President Obama encourages the U.S. to cut carbon pollution and invest in climate resilience.
Read storyPotomac River scores “C” on latest report card
November 20, 2013The health of the nation’s most endangered river has improved for the third year in a row.
Read storyAncient seawater found under Chesapeake Bay
November 12, 2013The oldest body of seawater ever identified is trapped beneath the largest crater in the United States.
Read storyGroundwater pushes nitrogen into Bay, delays effects of restoration
November 12, 2013Research shows groundwater flow can lengthen the time it takes for a conservation practice to affect a waterway.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund directs $9.2M to environmental work
October 30, 2013Forty projects will restore habitat and clean water in five Bay states and the District of Columbia.
Read storyConservation events mark three decades of Bay restoration
October 28, 2013“30 Events for 30 Years” will promote on-the-ground restoration work across the watershed.
Read storyWastewater treatment plant cuts pollution in D.C.
October 24, 2013Upgrades at Blue Plains will help the plant clean water and save energy.
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