Tagged Stories: "nitrogen"

Experts estimate dead zone is the seventh smallest in the past 35 years

Sediment pollution also declines, thanks in part to the efforts of our farmers

Below-average spring rainfall brings less nitrogen pollution into the Bay

Record amount of freshwater contributed to lower score

Record-high water flows test the Bay’s resilience

Humans have dramatically increased nitrogen in the estuary since the early 19th century, study finds

A family farm far from the Chesapeake keeps water clean for its community

Sam Owings combined his experience as a farmer and developer to address agriculture runoff

The area, in square miles, encompassed by the Chesapeake Bay airshed