Tagged Stories: "water quality"
Baltimoreans swim again at Harbor Splash 2024
June 24, 2024Years of reducing sewage and litter pay off
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Size of the Chesapeake Bay dead zone predicted to be about average despite heavy rainfall
June 21, 2024Researchers release annual dead zone forecast
Read story![Aerial view of the Bay with land jutting out into it.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_28_20_1800-01.jpg)
New data confirms that the Anacostia River is getting cleaner
December 1, 2023Improvements seen in two major water quality measurements
Read story![A woman leaps into a river from a wooden dock, joining more than a dozen swimmers who are already in the water.](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/nov_30_23_1800-02-IMG_0704.jpg)
Recent data show a slight dip in the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality
October 17, 2023Monitoring stations across the watershed show mixed results in the amount of pollution measured
Read story![Two rivers join to form one below Harpers Ferry seen from above](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_28_23_1800-01-9E3A5317.jpg)
Experts find 2022 dead zone to be 10th smallest since 1985
November 16, 2022Cool temperatures and strong winds in September shortened duration
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Annual report spotlights the Chesapeake Bay Program’s continued restoration efforts
October 14, 2022This year’s Bay Barometer gives an overview of nine environmental outcomes
Read story![An aerial photo of the Susquehanna River flowing toward the Chesapeake Bay](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/oct_14a_22_1000-01.jpg)
Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters
September 15, 2022The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal
Read story![A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/images/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_xx_22_1800-03-1.jpg)
Bay water quality continued to decline in 2018-2020
September 14, 2022Watershed tributaries see mixed results when it comes to pollution levels
Read story![Two kayakers paddle down a forested river](https://d18lev1ok5leia.cloudfront.net/chesapeakebay/_492x328_crop_center-center_none/sep_13_22_738-01.jpg)
How does rain help and hurt the Chesapeake Bay?
May 11, 2022Rainfall impacts salinity levels, water clarity and dissolved oxygen levels
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Lampreys in the Bay—vicious parasite or a welcome wonder?
April 6, 2022The American brook lamprey is a native fish of the Chesapeake Bay
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