A newly released hydrography data set for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed identified many more streams than the previous dataset. This example shows the new data in blue compared to the older maps in red ...

WILKES-BARRE — Gov. Josh Shapiro this week joined Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection acting secretary Jessica Shirley, Department of Agriculture secretary Russell Redding, and ...

BALTIMORE -- $398,000 in federal grant funding will be awarded to five Maryland-based projects focused on environmental, cultural, and historical conservation efforts within the Chesapeake Bay ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governors from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania gathered with various other officials Tuesday in what the Chesapeake Bay Program says may be the most important meeting for the ...

The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, received its highest grade since 2002 in an annual report released Tuesday by scientists: a C-plus.| LINK: Read the Chesapeake ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD - The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has released its 19th annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card, showing a decline in overall Bay health from ...

Virginia did not reach its 2023 pollution reduction targets for nitrogen and phosphorus, according to modeling tools from the Chesapeake Bay Program, but the state is on track for reducing sediment in ...

The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card, released Monday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The Chesapeake Bay health score ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Nearly $6 million has been awarded to keep the Chesapeake Bay Watershed clean from its tributaries in Lancaster County. State Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El announced the state and ...

State officials will join environmental advocates and local partners on Oct. 23 to plant 700 trees along a stream in York ...

WASHINGTON – The Chesapeake Bay could see a boost in status under legislation introduced this summer to designate the region as a National Recreation Area. Sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...