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More 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 storyGreen building brings conservation to community college
November 14, 2013The LEED-certified building is the second in Calvert County.
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 storyLetter from Leadership: Lag-times call for patience in awaiting a restored Bay
October 31, 2013It will take time for water quality to respond to our restoration work.
Read storyExperiencing the Bay’s past at Point Lookout State Park
October 31, 2013The region’s history comes into view at this Southern Maryland site.
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.
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