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Report details effects of pollution from lawn fertilizer on Chesapeake Bay
March 29, 2011A new report by Environment Maryland details the harmful effects of lawn fertilizer on the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyHeavy rainstorms flood Chesapeake Bay with nutrient, sediment pollution
March 22, 2011Early Marchs heavy rains and snow melt caused a flood of nutrients and sediment to flow into the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River.
Read storyFewer wintering waterfowl counted in Maryland in 2011
March 21, 2011Scientists observed more than 640,000 ducks, geese and swans along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay shoreline this winter.
Read storyUSDA report shows agricultural conservation practices helping reduce pollution to Chesapeake Bay
March 16, 2011A USDA study shows that conservation practices have reduced nutrient and sediment pollution to the Bay and its rivers.
Read storySeven Chesapeake Bay Blogs You Should Read
March 15, 2011You can learn a lot from reading BayBlog, but you shouldn’t stop here!
Read storyChesapeake Brrr! What it's like to work on the Bay in winter
March 10, 2011Have you ever wondered what it's like to work on the water in the middle of winter? Wonder no more.
Read storyChesapeake Bay featured in National Park Service teaching tool
March 8, 2011The National Park Service has developed a teaching tool about Chesapeake Bay history, geology, ecology and restoration.
Read storyPhoto tour: A taste of spring? (Kent Island and Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center)
March 3, 2011Don't shoot the messenger if I'm wrong, but I think spring is just around the corner.
Read storyJeff Corbin appointed EPA senior adviser on Chesapeake Bay
March 2, 2011EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has appointed Jeff Corbin as her senior adviser on Chesapeake Bay restoration.
Read storyVirginia to ban lawn fertilizer containing phosphorus
February 25, 2011Virginia is poised to pass a law banning the sale of fertilizer containing phosphorus, a major pollutant in the Chesapeake Bay.
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