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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "Water Clarity"

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

New data confirms that the Anacostia River is getting cleaner

December 1, 2023

Improvements seen in two major water quality measurements

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A woman leaps into a river from a wooden dock, joining more than a dozen swimmers who are already in the water.

Recent data show a slight dip in the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality

October 17, 2023

Monitoring stations across the watershed show mixed results in the amount of pollution measured

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Two rivers join to form one below Harpers Ferry seen from above

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

How does rain help and hurt the Chesapeake Bay?

May 11, 2022

Rainfall impacts salinity levels, water clarity and dissolved oxygen levels

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Bay water quality declines, but work on the ground gives hope for the future

October 26, 2021

The Chesapeake Bay Program estimates that states, D.C. are making progress in reducing pollution

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Our rivers’ livers—freshwater mussels—have the potential to improve water quality

August 30, 2021

A new report from the Chesapeake Bay Program paves the way for restoring mussel populations

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‘Sneaker Index’ of 34 inches measured at Bernie Fowler Wade-In

June 17, 2021

Recent rain impacts water clarity of the Patuxent River.

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The more the merrier when it comes to underwater grass species in the Bay

June 7, 2021

A new study demonstrates how SAV biodiversity improves ecosystem health

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Chesapeake Bay water quality declines by four percentage points

May 13, 2020

Record amount of freshwater contributed to lower score

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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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