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Chesapeake Bay Program partnership exceeds 2017 pollution reducing targets for phosphorus, sediment
July 17, 2018Additional work is needed to close gap in reducing nitrogen
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Who is responsible for the Conowingo Dam?
March 23, 2018Chesapeake Bay Program takes innovative approach to address pollution from Conowingo Dam
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Water quality in the Chesapeake approaches record high
December 14, 2017Conservation practices are having a positive effect on pollution even as agricultural and urban runoff remain a challenge
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An "impossible" stream to restore
November 20, 2017Volunteers come together to complete a decade-long effort to clean up a tributary of Maryland's South River
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Five signs of resilience in Chesapeake Bay health
March 30, 2017While more work remains, estuary shows signs of progress
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Conservation collaboration in New York
December 5, 2016Gathering of minds from the Susquehanna headwaters and Chesapeake Bay share restoration knowledge at the Upper Susquehanna Watershed Forum
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Maryland 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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Water quality improves, pollution falls in the Chesapeake Bay
September 21, 2016Data show significant drop in nutrient and sediment loads
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Data show drop in estimated nutrient, sediment loads entering Chesapeake Bay
April 18, 2016Computer simulations track partner progress toward clean water goals
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Potomac River earns “B-” on latest report card
March 30, 2016Annual State of the Nation’s River report marks waterway’s continued improvement
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