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Chesapeake Bay

Paddle boat ride on the Patapsco River in Baltimore. The settlement agreement mandating upgrades at the city's Patapsco and Back River wastewater treatment plants also requires public notification if raw sewage is discharged so people can make informed choices about fishing, swimming or recreating in waters near the plants. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Baltimore City, Maryland Department of the Environment Settle Lawsuits Over City-Operated Sewage Treatment Plants

By Aman Azhar

A Blue Heron takes off in July on the Corsica River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, near Centreville, Maryland. Credit: Jim WATSON/AFP via Getty Images.

Can the Latest $10 million in EPA Grants Make a  Difference in Achieving Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals?

By Aman Azhar

Maryland, Virginia Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay

By Aman Azhar

A wastewater treatment facility in Frederick, Maryland. Credit: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Toxic Releases From Industrial Facilities Compound Maryland’s Water Woes, a New Report Found

By Aman Azhar

Residents and Environmentalists Say a Planned Warehouse District Outside Baltimore Threatens Wetlands and the Chesapeake Bay

By Aman Azhar

The U.S. Naval Academy Plans a Golf Course on a Nature Preserve. One Maryland Congressman Says Not So Fast

By Aman Azhar

View along the Patapsco River in downtown Baltimore on April 9, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

Baltimore’s ‘Catastrophic Failures’ at Wastewater Treatment Have Triggered a State Takeover, a Federal Lawsuit and Citizen Outrage

By Aman Azhar

Aerial view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge connecting the Maryland capital city, Annapolis, with Maryland Eastern Shore in Queen Anne County. Credit: Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images

With Increased Nutrient Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, Environmentalists Hope a New Law Will Cleanup Wastewater Treatment in Maryland

By Aman Azhar

JC Hudgins pulls in his test crab pots in the Chesapeake Bay in Mathews, Virginia, on Friday, June 10, 2022. Credit: Kristen Zeis/Deep Indigo Collective for Inside Climate News

Why the Chesapeake Bay’s Beloved Blue Crabs Are at an All-Time Low

By Aman Azhar

Aerial of a boat traveling through Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore, Maryland. Credit: Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images

Maryland, Virginia Lawmakers Spearhead Drive to Make the Chesapeake Bay a National Recreation Area

By Tigist Ashaka

Federal Cap for Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution

By Lisa Song

EPA Cracking Down on Urban and Agricultural Runoff Blamed for Dead Zones

By Matthew Berger

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