Recent Stories
Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.
Paddling the Anacostia River
July 1, 2016Anacostia Water Trail gives an up-close look at a river transformed
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Blue crab stock considered sustainable, but adult females remain below target levels
June 30, 2016A new report recommends a risk-averse approach to management
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By the Numbers: 15
June 27, 2016The number of national wildlife refuges located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
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A Pennsylvania farm helps protect the Bay
June 24, 2016Tools like no-till farming help ease agriculture’s effects on water quality
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Best management practice verification programs in place across Bay watershed
June 23, 2016EPA has approved programs for all jurisdictions in the Chesapeake region
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In review: Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week
June 20, 2016First annual celebration promoted awareness, enjoyment of estuary
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Evaluations show continued progress in Bay cleanup
June 17, 2016EPA outlines partners’ progress toward nutrient, sediment goals of TMDL
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The powerful pinch of a blue crab
June 17, 2016This signature crustacean uses its claws for food and self-defense
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Not your grandfather’s oyster company
June 16, 2016A new generation looks to aquaculture to harvest this iconic food
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Wastewater sector meets nutrient goals of ‘pollution diet’ a decade early
June 14, 2016Improvements significantly reduced nitrogen, phosphorus entering Bay
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