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Pennsylvania gets federal money to add EV charging ports along highways

Pennsylvania gets federal money to add EV charging ports along highways

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Pennsylvania gets federal money to add EV charging ports along highways
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The heat is on: Warming water threatens aquatic life in Chesapeake Bay region

The heat is on: Warming water threatens aquatic life in Chesapeake Bay region

  • Karl Blankenship
  • Jan 17, 2023
  • 0

Warming water is threatening to undo decades of efforts aimed at improving aquatic habitat in the Chesapeake region, from headwater streams to… Read StoryThe heat is on: Warming water threatens aquatic life in Chesapeake Bay region

Federal spending bill offers (smaller) lifeline to Tangier Island

Federal spending bill offers (smaller) lifeline to Tangier Island

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Jan 12, 2023
  • 0

Lawmakers from Virginia pushed for securing $25 million in December’s federal omnibus spending bill to fortify Tangier Island against climate change. Read StoryFederal spending bill offers (smaller) lifeline to Tangier Island

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New leadership in Chesapeake Bay states raises hopes for action in 2023

New leadership in Chesapeake Bay states raises hopes for action in 2023

  • Jeremy Cox, Timothy B. Wheeler & Ad Crable
  • Jan 10, 2023
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New Democratic governors with “green” pedigrees in Maryland and Pennsylvania are fueling environmentalists’ hopes of progress during this year… Read StoryNew leadership in Chesapeake Bay states raises hopes for action in 2023

Oyster reefs along Tangier Island could help keep its land in place

Oyster reefs along Tangier Island could help keep its land in place

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Dec 21, 2022
  • 0

Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay has long been engaged with a battle against erosion and rising water. Has its salvation been skulking jus… Read StoryOyster reefs along Tangier Island could help keep its land in place

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‘Witness trees’ signal hope in flood-prone MD community

‘Witness trees’ signal hope in flood-prone MD community

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Dec 13, 2022
  • 0

On a chilly, sunny morning in mid-November, community leaders of Turner Station, MD, grabbed shovels to finish planting the last of 140 “witne… Read Story‘Witness trees’ signal hope in flood-prone MD community

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Maryland’s first African American town faces a shrinking shoreline

Maryland’s first African American town faces a shrinking shoreline

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Dec 9, 2022
  • 3

Highland Beach, a historic black town in Anne Arundel County, MD, is washing away into the Chesapeake Bay, giving ground at a rate of more tha… Read StoryMaryland’s first African American town faces a shrinking shoreline

Pennsylvania passes emergency rule to trim smog and methane emissions at oil, gas wells

Pennsylvania passes emergency rule to trim smog and methane emissions at oil, gas wells

  • Ad Crable
  • Dec 1, 2022
  • 0

Pennsylvania has adopted new rules to bring down smog and global-warming methane emissions from conventional oil and gas wells. Read StoryPennsylvania passes emergency rule to trim smog and methane emissions at oil, gas wells

Oxygen-starved dead zone smaller than average this year

Oxygen-starved dead zone smaller than average this year

  • Karl Blankenship
  • Nov 21, 2022
  • 0

The Chesapeake Bay’s oxygen-starved “dead zone” was smaller than average this summer, meaning a larger area of the estuary was available for m… Read StoryOxygen-starved dead zone smaller than average this year

A photographic farewell to James Island

A photographic farewell to James Island

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Nov 14, 2022
  • 0

The photo gallery on this page bears witness to a changing landscape. For decades, Bay Journal photographer Dave Harp has been documenting the… Read StoryA photographic farewell to James Island

Ellicott City sees first outcome of flood protection plan

Ellicott City sees first outcome of flood protection plan

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Nov 3, 2022
  • 0

Ellicott City, MD, finally has a measure of protection against flash floods like the ones that devastated this historic mill town in 2016 and … Read StoryEllicott City sees first outcome of flood protection plan

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Chesapeake Conservation Corps delivers results – and expands

Chesapeake Conservation Corps delivers results – and expands

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Oct 24, 2022
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A Chesapeake Bay workforce training program borne out of the Great Recession is expanding its footprint — and focus — to address emerging challenges. Read StoryChesapeake Conservation Corps delivers results – and expands

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Chesapeake Bay region loses ground in effort to increase tree canopy

Chesapeake Bay region loses ground in effort to increase tree canopy

  • Timothy B. Wheeler & Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Oct 11, 2022
  • 1

Cover image: Orange plastic tape hangs from mature trees in an eight-acre wooded tract in Charlottesville, VA, which a developer plans to clea… Read StoryChesapeake Bay region loses ground in effort to increase tree canopy

Chesapeake states to get millions for climate-smart ag practices

Chesapeake states to get millions for climate-smart ag practices

  • Ad Crable
  • Oct 5, 2022
  • 0

Federal grants totaling hundreds of millions of dollars are heading to Chesapeake Bay drainage states as part of an initiative to get farmers … Read StoryChesapeake states to get millions for climate-smart ag practices

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How a mission to fight climate change led to the first faith-based community solar project in Maryland

How a mission to fight climate change led to the first faith-based community solar project in Maryland

  • Ad Crable
  • Oct 3, 2022
  • 0

When the fast-growing Cedar Ridge Community Church bought a 63-acre historic property in 1996 in the Washington, DC, suburbs of Montgomery Cou… Read StoryHow a mission to fight climate change led to the first faith-based community solar project in Maryland

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Among the ‘last cold places,’ a fish defies climate change

Among the ‘last cold places,’ a fish defies climate change

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Sep 27, 2022
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The day was turning balmy, surging toward 80 degrees. But the water gliding down this unusual West Virginia waterway on a sun-drenched August … Read StoryAmong the ‘last cold places,’ a fish defies climate change

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Tangier Island may receive $25 million to help save its shorelines

Tangier Island may receive $25 million to help save its shorelines

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Sep 1, 2022
  • 0

A long-awaited, large-scale fix could soon move tons of earth to help save Virginia’s Tangier Island from disappearing beneath the Chesapeake Bay. Read StoryTangier Island may receive $25 million to help save its shorelines

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Protecting the water while harvesting sunshine

Protecting the water while harvesting sunshine

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Aug 15, 2022
  • 4

Cover photo: This solar facility, built by Utah-based Sustainable Power Group, or sPower in Spotsylvania County, VA, covers more than 6,000 ac… Read StoryProtecting the water while harvesting sunshine

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With waters rising, Baltimore eyes $138 million plan to limit coastal flood damage

With waters rising, Baltimore eyes $138 million plan to limit coastal flood damage

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Jul 28, 2022
  • 1

With Baltimore facing increased risks of coastal flooding from storms as sea level rises, federal officials have put forward a $138 million pl… Read StoryWith waters rising, Baltimore eyes $138 million plan to limit coastal flood damage

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50 years later: Killer storm Agnes continues to haunt Chesapeake Bay watershed

50 years later: Killer storm Agnes continues to haunt Chesapeake Bay watershed

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Jun 21, 2022
  • 0

Fifty years ago, Tropical Storm Agnes detonated a water bomb over the Mid-Atlantic. Over a handful days in June 1972, relentless rain triggere… Read Story50 years later: Killer storm Agnes continues to haunt Chesapeake Bay watershed

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Sheep and solar panels: Using solar sites for pastureland

Sheep and solar panels: Using solar sites for pastureland

  • Ad Crable
  • May 3, 2022
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A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in t… Read StorySheep and solar panels: Using solar sites for pastureland

Virginia debates impacts of solar panels on stormwater runoff

Virginia debates impacts of solar panels on stormwater runoff

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Apr 26, 2022
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The new director of Virginia’s top environmental agency seemed to be stating the obvious when he said at a conference in late March that “wate… Read StoryVirginia debates impacts of solar panels on stormwater runoff

Pennsylvania to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Pennsylvania to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

  • Ad Crable
  • Apr 22, 2022
  • 0

After more than 2 years in legal and legislative battles, Pennsylvania is poised to become the twelfth state to join the carbon-cutting effort… Read StoryPennsylvania to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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Scientists flood woodland to research ‘ghost forests’

Scientists flood woodland to research ‘ghost forests’

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Apr 18, 2022
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In low-lying spots bordering the Chesapeake Bay, it’s easy to spot the dead trees, leafless and shorn of limbs. These “ghost forests,” their g… Read StoryScientists flood woodland to research ‘ghost forests’

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Maryland lawmakers pass sweeping climate legislation, wave of environmental bills

Maryland lawmakers pass sweeping climate legislation, wave of environmental bills

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Apr 15, 2022
  • 0

After two years of frustration, Maryland environmental advocates have much to celebrate after the conclusion earlier this week of what one cal… Read StoryMaryland lawmakers pass sweeping climate legislation, wave of environmental bills

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More than 800 solar projects in Bay states stuck waiting for review

More than 800 solar projects in Bay states stuck waiting for review

  • By Ad Crable & Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Apr 4, 2022
  • 2

The rollout of solar and other renewable energy projects that Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia are counting on to end fossil-fuel reliance … Read StoryMore than 800 solar projects in Bay states stuck waiting for review

Maryland Democrats pass climate bill, setting up likely veto fight

Maryland Democrats pass climate bill, setting up likely veto fight

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Apr 1, 2022
  • 0

The Maryland Senate on a March 31 party-line vote passed sweeping climate legislation, setting up a political showdown with Gov. Larry Hogan, … Read StoryMaryland Democrats pass climate bill, setting up likely veto fight

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In danger of drowning, Norfolk faces criticism over flood-protection plan

In danger of drowning, Norfolk faces criticism over flood-protection plan

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Mar 7, 2022
  • 2

Facing a greater degree of sea level rise than almost any other part of the country, Norfolk is on the verge of launching a $1.6 billion count… Read StoryIn danger of drowning, Norfolk faces criticism over flood-protection plan

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Money grows on trees for owners who save small forests

Money grows on trees for owners who save small forests

  • Ad Crable
  • Mar 1, 2022
  • 0

In an effort to combat climate change, some owners of small forests in Chesapeake Bay drainage states are being paid to either delay harvestin… Read StoryMoney grows on trees for owners who save small forests

Marine heat waves could become more common in the Chesapeake

Marine heat waves could become more common in the Chesapeake

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Feb 8, 2022
  • 0

Marine heat waves could lay siege to the Chesapeake Bay for more than half of a typical year by 2100, pushing its ecosystem “past a dangerous … Read StoryMarine heat waves could become more common in the Chesapeake

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Delaware climate plan trails neighboring states’ pledges

Delaware climate plan trails neighboring states’ pledges

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Jan 20, 2022
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Delaware Gov. John Carney unveiled in early November the state’s most comprehensive plan yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the e… Read StoryDelaware climate plan trails neighboring states’ pledges

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Ahead on state agendas: Climate, environmental justice, Chesapeake cleanup funds

Ahead on state agendas: Climate, environmental justice, Chesapeake cleanup funds

  • Timothy B. Wheeler, Jeremy Cox & Ad Crable
  • Updated Jan 12, 2022
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As lawmakers in Chesapeake Bay watershed states convene in the new year, a variety of environmental issues are expected to come up for debate … Read StoryAhead on state agendas: Climate, environmental justice, Chesapeake cleanup funds

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Jamestown Island up against wall as rising waters imperil artifacts

Jamestown Island up against wall as rising waters imperil artifacts

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 1

Jamestown’s story is overflowing with twists and turns. So, why not one more? Read StoryJamestown Island up against wall as rising waters imperil artifacts

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Massive aid on way to plug pollution from oil, gas wells

Massive aid on way to plug pollution from oil, gas wells

  • Ad Crable
  • Dec 7, 2021
  • 1

For decades, Pennsylvania has barely made a dent in stopping pollution from hundreds of thousands of abandoned or orphaned oil and gas wells. … Read StoryMassive aid on way to plug pollution from oil, gas wells

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Warm temperatures move more shrimp into Chesapeake waters

Warm temperatures move more shrimp into Chesapeake waters

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Dec 6, 2021
  • 0

Large white shrimp — the kind that might star in a white-wine scampi — have been riding warmer waters into the Chesapeake Bay in growing numbe… Read StoryWarm temperatures move more shrimp into Chesapeake waters

Bay’s 2021 dead zone average size, longer lasting

Bay’s 2021 dead zone average size, longer lasting

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Dec 1, 2021
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This year, the oxygen-deprived “dead zone” that plagues the Chesapeake Bay every summer was much larger than in 2020, but similar in size with… Read StoryBay’s 2021 dead zone average size, longer lasting

Chesapeake warming faster than ocean surface, study shows

Chesapeake warming faster than ocean surface, study shows

  • Karl Blankenship
  • Nov 16, 2021
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Chesapeake Bay summer water temperatures are increasing by nearly a half degree Fahrenheit per decade and rising nearly twice as fast as globa… Read StoryChesapeake warming faster than ocean surface, study shows

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Study: Tangier’s imminent climate change demise ‘should alarm us all’

Study: Tangier’s imminent climate change demise ‘should alarm us all’

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Nov 9, 2021
  • 0

Rising seas are engulfing Tangier Island so quickly that most of its remaining residents may be forced to flee the low-lying Chesapeake Bay co… Read StoryStudy: Tangier’s imminent climate change demise ‘should alarm us all’

Warming climate draws new tick threat into Chesapeake region

Warming climate draws new tick threat into Chesapeake region

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Nov 5, 2021
  • 0

Holly Gaff and Tori Rose were hunting for ticks in a pine needle-strewn forest in a nature preserve on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Their first h… Read StoryWarming climate draws new tick threat into Chesapeake region

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Maryland grants aim to reduce flooding, improve climate resilience

Maryland grants aim to reduce flooding, improve climate resilience

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Oct 26, 2021
  • 0

Until recently, the West River United Methodist Center had a problem. The 45-acre retreat and camp facility in Shady Side, MD, south of Annapo… Read StoryMaryland grants aim to reduce flooding, improve climate resilience

What are the Chesapeake Bay's marshes worth? New study suggests billions

What are the Chesapeake Bay's marshes worth? New study suggests billions

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Oct 25, 2021
  • 0

Climate experts have long warned that rising seas could add more destructive power to hurricane-whipped storm surges. But a new study centered… Read StoryWhat are the Chesapeake Bay's marshes worth? New study suggests billions

Chesapeake cleanup partners pledge to fight global warming, but find cool reception

Chesapeake cleanup partners pledge to fight global warming, but find cool reception

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Oct 25, 2021
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The governors of nearly all the states in the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin have inked a bipartisan pledge with the federal government to keep… Read StoryChesapeake cleanup partners pledge to fight global warming, but find cool reception

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A search for the Chesapeake's vanishing saltmarsh sparrow

A search for the Chesapeake's vanishing saltmarsh sparrow

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Sep 8, 2021
  • 1

It seemed like an inauspicious start to a morning of birding. Read StoryA search for the Chesapeake's vanishing saltmarsh sparrow

Trends in U.N. climate report point to an altered Chesapeake Bay

Trends in U.N. climate report point to an altered Chesapeake Bay

  • Karl Blankenship
  • Aug 30, 2021
  • 0

Climate change is clearly observable in every region of the planet, and the window is closing for nations to take actions that would stem the … Read StoryTrends in U.N. climate report point to an altered Chesapeake Bay

Capital Beltway widening project gets green light – for now

Capital Beltway widening project gets green light – for now

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 0

After hitting a temporary roadblock, the Hogan administration’s hotly disputed “traffic relief plan” for widening congested highways in Maryla… Read StoryCapital Beltway widening project gets green light – for now

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Can makeover save Annapolis City Dock from sea level rise?

Can makeover save Annapolis City Dock from sea level rise?

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Aug 9, 2021
  • 0

One of Maryland’s most recognizable waterfront townscapes is getting harder to see. Portions of the Annapolis City Dock are underwater 50–60 d… Read StoryCan makeover save Annapolis City Dock from sea level rise?

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As federal support emerges, PA wants to be a carbon capture hub

As federal support emerges, PA wants to be a carbon capture hub

  • Ad Crable
  • Aug 2, 2021
  • 0

Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of ca… Read StoryAs federal support emerges, PA wants to be a carbon capture hub

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Potomac Conservancy looks at local impacts of climate change

Potomac Conservancy looks at local impacts of climate change

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Jul 1, 2021
  • 0

The Potomac Conservancy has released an analysis of the “new climate reality” that is already dawning on the Potomac River watershed, hoping t… Read StoryPotomac Conservancy looks at local impacts of climate change

Maryland landfills pose bigger climate problem than previously thought

Maryland landfills pose bigger climate problem than previously thought

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Jun 16, 2021
  • 0

Throwing food away is more than wasteful. When it gets buried in a landfill, it generates methane, a climate-warming greenhouse gas many times… Read StoryMaryland landfills pose bigger climate problem than previously thought

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At Deal Island, marsh grass predicts where land will drown

At Deal Island, marsh grass predicts where land will drown

  • Jeremy Cox
  • May 18, 2021
  • 0

Deal Island is disappearing beneath the Chesapeake Bay from the inside out. Read StoryAt Deal Island, marsh grass predicts where land will drown

$1 million study races to save oysters from acidification in Bay

$1 million study races to save oysters from acidification in Bay

  • Jeremy Cox
  • May 13, 2021
  • 0

When Bruce Vogt launched his oyster farm a decade ago, he opted to raise his bivalves in a creek near the mouth of the York River because of i… Read Story$1 million study races to save oysters from acidification in Bay


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