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Chesapeake Executive Council announces plans to revise existing Watershed Agreement
December 10, 2024New Agricultural Advisory Committee formed to advise regional partnership
Read storyChesapeake Bay dead zone "near average" in 2024
November 20, 2024Low-oxygen conditions reached an early peak this summer
Read storyChesapeake Bay sees slight improvement in water quality
October 31, 2024Lower amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution flowing into Bay
Read storyUnderwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay continue upward climb
July 31, 2024The saltiest waters of the Bay see the highest acreage of grasses in 27 years
Read storyExperts forecast Chesapeake Bay dead zone to be near average in summer 2024
June 21, 2024Despite heavier spring rainfall across the region, nitrogen pollution entering the Bay remained average
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