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The three main sources of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay are nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment.

On the first Wednesday in December, landowner Ray Lewis proudly looked across a recently constructed wetlands on his upstate New York farm.

The EPA has issued guidance to help federal agencies reduce polluted stormwater runoff from federal development projects to streams.

St. Martin’s received a $109,000 Small Watershed Grant to plant 23 rain gardens on its property

lvina asked: “What role do oysters play in the heath of the bay? What role might oysters play in the Bay’s future?”

On the first day of Christmas, I helped to save the Bay?

The EPA outlined a series of consequences it could impose on the six Chesapeake Bay states and the District of Columbia.

A U.S.G.S. report points to contaminated riverbank and floodplain soils as the main source of mercury found in fish.

Oyster mortality fell for the fifth straight year in 2007, but oyster reproduction was poor throughout most of Marylands portion of the Bay

As part of a draft strategy to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, federal agencies will accelerate Bay cleanup efforts.