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A new "pollution diet" for trash in the impaired Anacostia River as directed by the federal Clean Water Act

Bottlenose dolphins are not thought to be endangered, but have been considered a “depleted” species since 1987.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed a new method for tracking progress toward reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution .

The Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility will discharge 3.8 million fewer pounds of nitrogen each year.

When oysters feed on algae -- filtering the water in the Bay at the same time -- some waste is left behind.

A USGS study suggests that underwater bay grasses in the Potomac River are increasing due to efforts to reduce nutrient pollution.

The water appeared unusually murky and quiet and there was a large ribbon of a reddish brown color.

The health of some Virginia rivers is showing signs of improvement, but many of the state's waterways are still polluted.

Eleven projects throughout the Bay watershed have received $5.8 million through the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program