State, federal, and local leaders from across the Chesapeake Bay watershed convened ... states remain obligated to achieve the pollution-reduction targets. “Water quality is improving, and ...

to reconcile differences between its estimates and USDA estimates of agriculture’s contribution to nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed before it proceeds with new animal ag ...

Revising the watershed agreement is an opportunity to realistically assess what’s happened and press on toward the important ...

A coalition of mid-Atlantic governors including Gov. Youngkin met last week to pledge to clean up the Chesapeake Bay by 2026.

The letters ask the agency to enforce the so-called Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, a plan that aims to limit the total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs, of pollution being dumped into the bay. “The ...

While sewage spills were a big polluter during Helene and Milton, they weren’t the only problem. Another big culprit for ...

As Gov.-Elect Matt Meyer prepares to take office, now is an excellent time to take stock of an important environmental issue, not just for Delaware, but the for the entire Mid-Atlantic region ...

As they look for ways to close a $3 billion budget gap, state officials may be tempted to target funds set for environmental programs, but Allison Colden writes that it is more critical than ever that ...

Chesapeake Bay has added more than six billion oysters since 2017 through the Chesapeake Oyster Alliance. And last year, the ...

The announcement late in 2024 that the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council plans to revise the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement — extending some deadlines for cleaning up pollution — should be ...