Tagged Stories: "river flow"

Hot weather and mild winds contribute to the dead zone sticking around longer into the fall

Ongoing efforts to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution also play a role

Abundance declines after several years of growth

Largest amount of fresh water to enter the Chesapeake Bay since 1937

Collaborative effort to prevent flooding in a historic cemetery inspires young stewards

Data show significant drop in nutrient and sediment loads

The Chesapeake Bay is expected to have moderate to poor dissolved oxygen conditions during the early part of the summer.

Nutrient pollution in the majority of the Chesapeake Bay region's freshwater streams and rivers has decreased over the last 25 years.

The Chesapeake Bay has received a C-minus on the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) 2010 Bay Health Report.