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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "water quality"

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

Baltimoreans swim again at Harbor Splash 2024

June 24, 2024

Years of reducing sewage and litter pay off

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A large group of swimmers jumps in unison into open water.

Size of the Chesapeake Bay dead zone predicted to be about average despite heavy rainfall

June 21, 2024

Researchers release annual dead zone forecast

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Aerial view of the Bay with land jutting out into it.

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

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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Annual report spotlights the Chesapeake Bay Program’s continued restoration efforts

October 14, 2022

This year’s Bay Barometer gives an overview of nine environmental outcomes

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An aerial photo of the Susquehanna River flowing toward the Chesapeake Bay

Between two rivers, a city’s hopes are tied to healthy waters

September 15, 2022

The Clean Water Act revived the James and the Appomattox, allowing Hopewell to seek its own renewal

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A man fishes from the James River in Hopewell

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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Lampreys in the Bay—vicious parasite or a welcome wonder?

April 6, 2022

The American brook lamprey is a native fish of the Chesapeake Bay

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