The federal government is steering $6 million in grants to help states curb agricultural runoff in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The lion’s sh… Read Story
A reddish-brown patina has overtaken several Maryland rivers that feed into the Chesapeake Bay. Read Story
American shad just couldn’t get a break this spring in their efforts to repopulate the Susquehanna River. Read Story
There are plenty of reasons to stay out of some Chesapeake Bay waters, particularly after a heavy rain. When stormwater hits local waterways, … Read Story
A survey that historically has guided blue crab management in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries shows the population has dipped by nearly… Read Story
Oysters are filter feeders that can help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, right? Many have seen the various web videos showing a dozen or so bival… Read Story
When the Goodloe family bought a bucolic, 216-acre property in Stafford County, VA, officials were planning to build a beltway around the bust… Read Story
The 37-year-old Chesapeake Bay restoration effort descended into finger pointing and threats of lawsuits on Monday, as the region struggles wi… Read Story
Amid the coronavirus outbreak that sidelined almost all other field work this spring, a handful of Maryland biologists were dispatched to the … Read Story
A widely used pesticide found to pose health risks for children and wildlife is due to be phased out in Maryland next year, but the state’s la… Read Story
Striped bass that stay year-round in the Chesapeake Bay are dying at nearly twice the rate of those that migrate each year to the Atlantic Oce… Read Story
Over three decades, barges will unload the same amount of dredged material along the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland’s Eastern Shore… Read Story
In the late 1970s, the treetops of the James River looked like a ghost town. Despite plenty of suitable habitat where bald eagles could have b… Read Story
By this time in a typical year, the main fish lift at Conowingo Dam would be busy hoisting thousands of fish daily over the 94-foot high barri… Read Story
When event planners huddled last fall at the Baltimore Convention Center for a workshop on sustainable conferences, they chowed down on locall… Read Story
Human life has been on a near-universal lockdown since the coronavirus pandemic first gripped the country in late March. It has been a crushin… Read Story
Pennsylvania, under criticism by fellow Chesapeake Bay drainage states for being far behind in meeting pollution reduction goals, has turned t… Read Story
The purse net fishing season for Atlantic menhaden kicked off May 4 in Virginia, but with a much-reduced limit on how many of the commercially… Read Story
A six-lane highway clogged with traffic and exhaust. A massive waste incinerator that measures its pollution in tons. A phalanx of smoke-spewi… Read Story
Several Chesapeake Bay states and watershed environmental groups have gone to court challenging the Trump administration’s weakening of federa… Read Story
He was known by a number in life. In death, he became a statistic. Read Story
One of the longest-running scientific investigations of the Chesapeake Bay is in danger of shutting down permanently. Read Story
Crab season is off to a slow and foreboding start around the Chesapeake Bay, with many crabmeat processors crippled by an inability to import … Read Story
Environmental regulators in Virginia plan to levy a $200,000 fine against Virginia True Corp., the developer of a property along the Rappahann… Read Story
On Maryland’s Eastern Shore, an evergreen forest that’s never ventured so far north is slowly gaining a toehold in fields where until recently… Read Story
A new state-sponsored study argues that a car-carrying ferry service would not by itself alleviate traffic on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge… Read Story
The coronavirus pandemic is delaying oyster restoration efforts in Maryland this spring but so far has not impacted projects planned in Virgin… Read Story
Fresh off successful efforts to bolster Chesapeake Bay-related funding for this year, advocates are hoping to secure even greater federal supp… Read Story
Well-shorn lawns are still the norm on the grounds of parks, schools, churches, hospitals, business parks and neighborhoods. While better than… Read Story
Maryland officials say they plan to test a Chesapeake Bay tributary and oysters in St. Mary’s County after a local resident found high levels … Read Story
In a muddy bend of the Nansemond River, hidden amid Suffolk’s bustling business district, lie the rotting remains of old wooden boats. Read Story
The coronavirus pandemic that’s keeping many people inside across the Chesapeake Bay watershed is also limiting some outdoor recreational oppo… Read Story
The Audubon Naturalist Society hosted its third Taking Nature Black conference on Feb. 27 in Chevy Chase, MD. And for the third time since the… Read Story
As the new coronavirus spreads across the country, environmental regulatory enforcement is contracting. Read Story
The Chesapeake Bay’s seafood industry has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, as buyers dry up for oysters and prices plumme… Read Story
Watermen have no restaurants that can buy their catches. Help for farmers who want to install runoff controls has been sharply curtailed. Stre… Read Story
Responding to employers’ calls, including those of crab meat processing companies in Virginia and Maryland, the federal government announced M… Read Story
In a legislative session cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland lawmakers approved a ban on an agricultural pesticide and passed a ha… Read Story
In Virginia, climate change is about as welcome as ants at a picnic. But across a portion of the state’s southeast, ants are part of the problem. Read Story
The Chesapeake Bay and other environmental issues had more floor time — and legislative changes — than they have in years during Virginia’s 60… Read Story
One of the oldest methods for capturing runoff, the stormwater pond, is getting a digital makeover. It no longer simply collects rainfall wash… Read Story
Ruffed grouse, a strikingly beautiful bird that symbolizes wildness, is in trouble across its native range, including states in the Chesapeake… Read Story
Climate change will fuel heavier downpours and deeper floodwaters on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, according to one of the first detailed looks at… Read Story
An idea to make the Anacostia River swimmable — by putting a pool in it — is far from dead in the water. But that doesn’t mean residents will … Read Story
Bill Street, CEO of the James River Association, said the river’s recovery from a much-polluted past has been remarkable, but work remains to … Read Story
When black skimmers, royal terns and other migrating seabirds return to South Island this spring, they will be greeted by a fresh layer of pavement. Read Story
Maryland and Virginia seafood industry leaders say they won’t have enough workers to process crabs this season unless the federal government o… Read Story
The Trump administration’s plans to remove federal oversight from some streams and wetlands will leave those waterways without protection in s… Read Story
Will a historic footpath running through Appalachia be the final barrier to an $8 billion pipeline project? The decision is now in the hands o… Read Story
If it has seemed warmer than usual lately in the mid-Atlantic, you aren’t wrong. Read Story