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Chesapeake Bay

The Water Is Rising in Chesapeake Bay. Can Tangier Island Be Saved?

As the barrier island loses land and residents, engineered efforts could combat the rising sea water that surrounds it.

By Charles Paullin

A fisherman passes crab shanties during sunrise Tangier, Va. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting on Tuesday at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program

After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree on Longer Timeline and Tribal Role in Cleanup

By Aman Azhar

CSX train cars after they derailed last Saturday in New Kent County, Virginia, in wetlands 400 feet from the Chickahimony River. The cars spilled diesel fuel and coal. Credit: The James River Assocation

CSX Train Derailment in Virginia Puts Chickahominy River at Risk

By Charles Paullin

The Conowingo Dam, on the Susquehanna River in Darlington, Maryland, on July 2, 2017. Credit: Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland’s Conowingo Dam Settlement Reasserts State’s Clean Water Act Authority but Revives Dredging Debate

By Aman Azhar

The photo shows the bay around Oxford

Federal Shutdown Hampers Chesapeake Bay Agreement Talks

By Aman Azhar

A view of the Chesapeake Bay’s Brewerton Chanel in Pasadena, Md. Credit: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Chesapeake Bay Program Reaches a Crossroads

By Aman Azhar

People walk along the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay following heavy rain and flooding in North Beach, Md., on Aug. 9, 2024. Credit: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Experts, Officials Clash Over Maryland’s Latest Stormwater Permit

By Aman Azhar

Two men fish in a small boat on a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in Chester, Md., on May 30, 2024. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Experts Slam Chesapeake Bay Draft Plan Over Lack of Pollution Targets and Accountability

By Aman Azhar

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

The image shows the sun near the horizon, reflecting off the water

Chesapeake Bay Health Slips in 2025 Report Card as Persistent Challenges Threaten Long-Term Gains

By Aman Azhar

Evans Miles, Jr. talks about his participation in the NRCS Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program on his farm near the Chesapeake Bay in Chestertown, Md. Credit: Preston Keres/USDA

USDA Staffing and Funding Cuts Would Threaten Virginia’s Ability to Reach Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

By Charles Paullin

Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction through North Carolina, including along this section of the French Broad River. Credit: Jack Henderson

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

Eric Schott, a marine researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and graduate student Ronita Sequeira set up nets to capture small fish and other aquatic organisms along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in South Baltimore. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

Baltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense

By Aman Azhar

A view of the Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant and Reservoir operated by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers on the Maryland-D.C. border. Credit: USACE

Aggressive Algae Bloom Clogged Water System, Prompting Boil Water Advisory in D.C. and Parts of Virginia

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

Bridges cross the marshes and streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed on Tangier Island in Virginia. Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

When a Retired Scientist Suggested Virginia Weaken Wetlands Protections, the State Said, No Way

By Sarah Vogelsong

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

House of Delegates members gather during the Maryland General Assembly opening session on Jan. 10 in Annapolis, Md. Credit: Mark Gail/The Washington Post

In Final Push to Get Climate Legislation Passed, Advocates Call for Bold Legislative Actions 

By Aman Azhar

High winds roil the Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 23, 2023. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Q&A: Maryland’s First Chief Sustainability Officer Takes on the State’s Climate and Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals 

By Aman Azhar

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