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Chesapeake Bay Program

The Chesapeake Bay Program Reaches a Crossroads

Facing weakened pollution targets and threats of federal inaction, Maryland and Virginia may have to become the agreement’s enforcers.

By Aman Azhar

 A view of the Chesapeake Bay’s Brewerton Chanel in Pasadena, Md. Credit: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Allyson Gray, of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, strolls the land called Dragon Run, swampy land that was inhabited by indigenous groups who fled persecution in the early days of American colonialism on Aug. 23, 2024, near Center Cross, Va. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Chesapeake Bay Program Says No to Full Membership for Virginia Tribal Nations—for Now

By Aman Azhar
A view of the Chesapeake Bay off Annapolis, Maryland, on March 27. This year’s Chesapeake Bay and Watershed report card ranked the Bay’s overall health at a “C+”—its highest grade in more than 20 years. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Historic Investments and Accountability Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts In Right Direction, Says EPA Mid-Atlantic Administrator

By Aman Azhar
A morning haze settles over the Chester River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, in July 2023 near Centreville, Maryland. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

The Chesapeake Bay Program Isn’t Likely to Hit Its 2025 Cleanup Goals. What Happens Next?

By Aman Azhar

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