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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "nutrient pollution"

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Seven Chesapeake farmers who make conservation a priority

March 18, 2025

Sustainable farming reduces runoff to the Bay and creates habitat for wildlife

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Roger bends down to observe part of his farm.

Bay water quality continued to decline in 2018-2020

September 14, 2022

Watershed tributaries see mixed results when it comes to pollution levels

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Two kayakers paddle down a forested river

Twenty years later, the restoration efforts on a New York farm help secure its future

January 7, 2021

The Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District goes virtual to tour impactful conservation practices

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Helping farmers help our waterways

January 30, 2019

The new federal Farm Bill supports Chesapeake farmers and conservation

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Water quality in the Chesapeake approaches record high

December 14, 2017

Conservation practices are having a positive effect on pollution even as agricultural and urban runoff remain a challenge

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Oyster shells show evidence of early human pollution of Chesapeake Bay

April 24, 2017

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

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Wastewater sector meets nutrient goals of ‘pollution diet’ a decade early

June 14, 2016

Improvements significantly reduced nitrogen, phosphorus entering Bay

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Chesapeake Bay dead zone measures slightly below average in 2015

November 24, 2015

Maryland's low-oxygen zone ranks as 13th smallest in 31 years of reporting

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Scientists predict smaller than average dead zone for Chesapeake Bay

June 23, 2015

Low spring nutrient loads should lead to improved summer water quality

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Report recommends model better account for influence of urban streams, trees on nutrient pollution

April 10, 2015

Improved simulations could allow better targeting of pollution reductions

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