Tagged Stories: "nitrogen"
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Bridging the gap between modeling and monitoring
May 14, 2024The new Bay TMDL Indicator refines how water quality in the Chesapeake watershed is measured
Read storyWhat we’ve learned from exploring a century of nitrogen pollution
June 6, 2022Bay Program partners collaborate on an award-winning report
Read storyThanks to the weather and efforts to reduce pollution, the 2020 dead zone remains small
October 28, 2020Experts estimate dead zone is the seventh smallest in the past 35 years
Read storyWastewater treatment plant upgrades help reduce nitrogen pollution entering the Bay
August 7, 2020Sediment pollution also declines, thanks in part to the efforts of our farmers
Read storySmaller-than-normal dead zone predicted for the Chesapeake in 2020
June 17, 2020Below-average spring rainfall brings less nitrogen pollution into the Bay
Read storyChesapeake Bay water quality declines by four percentage points
May 13, 2020Record amount of freshwater contributed to lower score
Read storyWhat this summer’s rainfall could mean for the Bay
September 24, 2018Record-high water flows test the Bay’s resilience
Read storyOyster shells show evidence of early human pollution of Chesapeake Bay
April 24, 2017Humans have dramatically increased nitrogen in the estuary since the early 19th century, study finds
Read storyE-Z Acres makes stream-friendly farming look, well, easy
November 10, 2016A family farm far from the Chesapeake keeps water clean for its community
Read storyMaryland farmer develops solution for agriculture runoff
September 23, 2016Sam Owings combined his experience as a farmer and developer to address agriculture runoff
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