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  1. Recent Stories

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Experts find 2022 dead zone to be 10th smallest since 1985

November 16, 2022

Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration

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Thanks to the weather and efforts to reduce pollution, the 2020 dead zone remains small

October 28, 2020

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

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Finding a better way to track nutrients in the Bay

October 7, 2020

A new report discusses the importance of individual nutrient species when assessing environmental health

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A harmful algal bloom caught red handed

July 6, 2020

As pollution persists, so do mahogany tides

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A look back at 30 years of water clarity

January 14, 2020

Our Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee reviews three decades of data

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Experts predict largest dead zone in decades

June 12, 2019

Chesapeake Bay continues to be impacted from extreme rain and increased river flows

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Alexandrium monilatum sheds light on a Bay issue

June 10, 2019

Glowing harmful algal blooms illuminate the problem of nutrient pollution

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Scientists predict above-average dead zone in 2018

June 26, 2018

Spring rains contributed more nutrient pollution to the Bay

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Above-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay

June 14, 2017

Spring nutrient loads from Susquehanna River expected to affect summer water quality

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Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay

June 13, 2016

Size of low- to no-oxygen region predicted to be close to long-term average

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