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In the shadow of an incinerator, Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez works for a cleaner world

In the shadow of an incinerator, Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez works for a cleaner world

Jeremy Cox

In the shadow of an incinerator, Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez works for a cleaner world
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Fighting the plastics plague, one canoe-full at a time

Fighting the plastics plague, one canoe-full at a time

  • Ad Crable
  • Feb 16, 2021
  • 2

John Naylor eased his 16-foot fiberglass canoe into the Susquehanna River near a small archipelago of forested and ever-changing mudflat islan… Read Story

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Virginia students take on solar energy challenge

Virginia students take on solar energy challenge

  • Tamara Dietrich
  • Updated Feb 16, 2021
  • 0

Growing threats to the environment — from warming temperatures to melting icecaps, rising seas to more intense storms and floods — have increa… Read Story

Pennsylvania ranks 6th in nation for its outdoor recreation economy

Pennsylvania ranks 6th in nation for its outdoor recreation economy

  • Ad Crable
  • Updated Feb 16, 2021
  • 1

Pennsylvania was one of the top 10 states receiving the most dollars from outdoor recreation in 2019, ranking sixth in the nation with $13 bil… Read Story

Chesapeake Bay Foundation leader Will Baker retiring after 40 years

Chesapeake Bay Foundation leader Will Baker retiring after 40 years

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Updated Jan 27, 2021
  • 0

Will Baker, who’s led the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for the last 40 years, announced last week that he plans to step down at the end of 2021 a… Read Story

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Dozens of ancient eel weirs uncovered in Susquehanna

Dozens of ancient eel weirs uncovered in Susquehanna

  • Ad Crable
  • Updated Jan 28, 2021
  • 9

As a kid growing up on Bald Top Mountain above the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, Van Wagner would look down during times of low water to … Read Story

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‘Naturally Latinos’ conference fights for the environment – and against stereotypes

‘Naturally Latinos’ conference fights for the environment – and against stereotypes

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Jan 8, 2021
  • 0

During its long and storied history, the Audubon Naturalist Society has counted among its active members such environmental luminaries as form… Read Story

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African American history focus of Bay mapping effort

African American history focus of Bay mapping effort

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Dec 14, 2020
  • 0

What isn’t known about the 400-year history of African Americans and the Chesapeake region could fill the Bay itself to overflowing. Read Story

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Former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, early and tenacious Bay champion, dies

Former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, early and tenacious Bay champion, dies

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Dec 7, 2020
  • 0

The Chesapeake Bay has lost one of its most vociferous advocates with the Dec. 6 death of former U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Read Story

New recipe: Fish consumption advisory substitutes safety for scare

New recipe: Fish consumption advisory substitutes safety for scare

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Nov 19, 2020
  • 0

Despite longstanding government alerts about the potential dangers of eating fish caught in the Anacostia River, some anglers aren’t getting t… Read Story

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‘We have to pivot’: Environmental ed during COVID-19

‘We have to pivot’: Environmental ed during COVID-19

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Nov 16, 2020
  • 0

With a deadly pandemic racing across the country and beginning to surface in the surrounding community last spring, the tiny Maryland nonprofi… Read Story

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Baltimore naturalist transforms neglected land into ‘BLISS’

Baltimore naturalist transforms neglected land into ‘BLISS’

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Updated Nov 9, 2020
  • 0

Growing up in Newark, NJ, Atiya Wells didn’t really connect much with nature. Read Story

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Shadows of a bustling past haunt Appomattox’s quiet shores

Shadows of a bustling past haunt Appomattox’s quiet shores

  • Tamara Dietrich
  • Oct 28, 2020
  • 0

In 1612, Capt. John Smith became the first European to produce a detailed map of the Chesapeake Bay region. He used the same mode of transport… Read Story

Campaign touts Chesapeake National Recreation Area

Campaign touts Chesapeake National Recreation Area

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Oct 7, 2020
  • 0

Three decades of discussion about the Chesapeake Bay having national park status could come to fruition under a fresh campaign. Read Story

Bay paddleboarding feat draws big donations to oyster restoration

Bay paddleboarding feat draws big donations to oyster restoration

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Sep 30, 2020
  • 0

A Maryland man has become the first person believed to have traveled the 203-mile length of the Chesapeake Bay on a standup paddleboard. Read Story

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‘Great first steps’: Chesapeake Bay leaders commit to action on diversity

‘Great first steps’: Chesapeake Bay leaders commit to action on diversity

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Aug 19, 2020
  • 0

In 1619, a privateer ship sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, carrying a transatlantic shipment of human cargo from Africa. At Point Comfort in so… Read Story

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Chesapeake restoration under scrutiny for lack of diversity

Chesapeake restoration under scrutiny for lack of diversity

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Jul 21, 2020
  • 0

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has made environmental justice a cornerstone of his administration. He revived his predecessor’s Council on Enviro… Read Story

COVID lockdown unleashes swarms of visitors at parks, trails

COVID lockdown unleashes swarms of visitors at parks, trails

  • Ad Crable
  • Jul 8, 2020
  • 0

Lynne Napoli of Boiling Springs, PA, lives near the Appalachian Trail, normally her refuge for quiet mental sustenance. Read Story

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Pipeline projects draw criticism for ‘environmental racism’

Pipeline projects draw criticism for ‘environmental racism’

  • Tamara Dietrich
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

Virginians calling in to the State Corporation Commission on May 12 pulled few punches: “environmental racism,” “sacrifice zone,” an “unfair a… Read Story

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Upper Susquehanna Coalition wins Arbor Day Award

Upper Susquehanna Coalition wins Arbor Day Award

  • Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Jun 9, 2020
  • 0

Planting a tree can be its own reward. But one Chesapeake Bay watershed organization transformed the simple act into one of the most prestigio… Read Story

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Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

  • By Timothy B. Wheeler, Jeremy Cox & Karl Blankenship
  • Updated Jun 3, 2020
  • 0

Efforts to rebuild shad populations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed took a beating. Water quality went unchecked for the longest time in more … Read Story

Chesapeake region urged to prepare for busy hurricane season

Chesapeake region urged to prepare for busy hurricane season

  • Timothy B. Wheeler
  • May 29, 2020
  • 0

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1, but someone forgot to tell Arthur. Read Story

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Ready for a splash, but what’s in the water?

Ready for a splash, but what’s in the water?

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Sep 25, 2020
  • 0

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

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For communities of color, air pollution may heighten coronavirus threat

For communities of color, air pollution may heighten coronavirus threat

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Jul 2, 2020
  • 0

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

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Bones of ‘ghost fleet’ haunt Nansemond

Bones of ‘ghost fleet’ haunt Nansemond

  • Tamara Dietrich
  • Updated Nov 9, 2020
  • 0

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

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Coronavirus closes Bay region beaches and some park facilities, but getting outdoors encouraged

Coronavirus closes Bay region beaches and some park facilities, but getting outdoors encouraged

  • Timothy B. Wheeler & Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Apr 4, 2020
  • 0

The coronavirus pandemic that’s keeping many people inside across the Chesapeake Bay watershed is also limiting some outdoor recreational oppo… Read Story

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Taking Nature Black celebrates environmental action

Taking Nature Black celebrates environmental action

  • Lara Lutz
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

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

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Coronavirus hinders Bay cleanup efforts, seafood industry

Coronavirus hinders Bay cleanup efforts, seafood industry

  • Staff Report
  • Updated Apr 13, 2020
  • 0

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

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In-river pool idea floated to encourage swimming in Anacostia

In-river pool idea floated to encourage swimming in Anacostia

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

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

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Former VA governor dies; Baliles laid a foundation for Bay progress

Former VA governor dies; Baliles laid a foundation for Bay progress

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

Advocates say the Chesapeake Bay would not be where it is today without the influence of former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, who pushed fo… Read Story

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Outreach strategies cropping up to help growing number of female farmers

Outreach strategies cropping up to help growing number of female farmers

  • By Ad Crable
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

One of the biggest changes to the face of agriculture and forestry these days in Chesapeake Bay states is women. That new demographic is leadi… Read Story

For farmers, Bay cleanup needs mix with fight for survival

For farmers, Bay cleanup needs mix with fight for survival

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

Eighteen dollars and 16 cents. Read Story

Alliance to honor environmental champions at Taste of the Chesapeake

Alliance to honor environmental champions at Taste of the Chesapeake

  • By Kate Fritz
  • Updated Mar 20, 2020
  • 0

For the last 48 years, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has believed that the best results come from bringing people together to find commo… Read Story

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Neighborly approach to stream buffers has ripple effect among Amish

Neighborly approach to stream buffers has ripple effect among Amish

  • By Ad Crable
  • Updated May 4, 2020
  • 0

Each spring after the fertile fields have been planted in Lancaster County, PA, more than 400 Plain Sect children and their families gather on… Read Story

Lower milk prices, demand taking toll on region’s dairy farmers

Lower milk prices, demand taking toll on region’s dairy farmers

  • By Ad Crable
  • Updated Mar 20, 2020
  • 0

For many dairy farmers in Chesapeake Bay states, the financial screws keep tightening. Read Story

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Ruth Patrick’s stream research broke ground – and a glass ceiling or two

Ruth Patrick’s stream research broke ground – and a glass ceiling or two

  • By Ad Crable
  • Updated Mar 20, 2020
  • 0

In World War II, the U.S. Navy captured a German submarine off the East Coast. But where in the world was the sub base that posed such an alar… Read Story

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New National Heritage Area to highlight Susquehanna

New National Heritage Area to highlight Susquehanna

  • By Ad Crable
  • Updated Apr 2, 2020
  • 0

The majestic Lower Susquehanna River, its vistas, wooded hills, sculpted potholes — in the river rocks, not roads — and its place in shaping U… Read Story

Rick Middleton, founder of Charlottesville-based SELC, retires

Rick Middleton, founder of Charlottesville-based SELC, retires

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

Rick Middleton didn’t fancy himself an environmental lawyer when he graduated from Yale Law School in 1971. That category didn’t exist. Read Story

New Bay Program director has worked on water quality, Bay issues for decades

New Bay Program director has worked on water quality, Bay issues for decades

  • By Karl Blankenship
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

When Dana Aunkst grew up in Northcentral Pennsylvania, he didn’t have to look far from home to see water quality problems. Read Story

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Community conversations aim to broaden visitor experience at Piscataway Park

Community conversations aim to broaden visitor experience at Piscataway Park

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

In the heavily wooded acres of Piscataway Park, on Maryland’s shore of the Potomac River, is a popular collection of cattle, sheep, hogs and p… Read Story

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Academy prepares citizens to lead the way in Bay cleanup

Academy prepares citizens to lead the way in Bay cleanup

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Mar 30, 2020
  • 0

Maya Alexander wants to help a school in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County gain its “green” certification. She is committed to volunteering for m… Read Story

Former MD governor Harry Hughes, who launched Bay restoration, dies

Former MD governor Harry Hughes, who launched Bay restoration, dies

  • By Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Updated Mar 20, 2020
  • 0

Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who launched  the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, died Wednesday at his home on the Eastern Shore. He… Read Story

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New ‘air force’ joins ranks of campaign to protect Chesapeake

New ‘air force’ joins ranks of campaign to protect Chesapeake

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Mar 25, 2020
  • 0

Riverkeepers, researchers and volunteer monitors have long kept an eye on water quality from the ground and from the river. But, with the help… Read Story

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Cattle farmer uses down-to-earth practices to beef up the soil

Cattle farmer uses down-to-earth practices to beef up the soil

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Mar 30, 2020
  • 0

The shaggy Red Devon-Angus and doe-eyed Jersey cattle surrounding Virginia farmer Matt Rales are more than the sum of their parts — though the… Read Story

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Efforts strive to make outdoor spaces more inviting, accessible to all

Efforts strive to make outdoor spaces more inviting, accessible to all

  • By Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

When Kevin Bryan visits Rock Creek Park near his home in the District of Columbia, it reminds him of what’s possible. He sees families from ma… Read Story

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Months after storms, Chesapeake debris cleanup presses on

Months after storms, Chesapeake debris cleanup presses on

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Mar 30, 2020
  • 0

A half-submerged tree trunk bobbed in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Read Story

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Project to revive shoreline park using dredged material wins support

Project to revive shoreline park using dredged material wins support

  • By Timothy B. Wheeler
  • Updated Jun 17, 2020
  • 0

A pioneering plan to revive a faded waterfront community park using sand and silt dredged from Baltimore’s harbor took a couple of small but s… Read Story

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Gone with the waves: Storms, rising waters threaten pieces of the past

Gone with the waves: Storms, rising waters threaten pieces of the past

  • Whitney Pipkin
  • Updated Mar 26, 2020
  • 0

Climate change and erosion are taking steady punches at shorelines in the Chesapeake Bay region, slashing away soil and threatening the struct… Read Story

Conservationist looks back on a Shenandoah that nearly vanished

Conservationist looks back on a Shenandoah that nearly vanished

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Mar 30, 2020
  • 0

Faye Crawford Cooper didn’t lose her childhood all at once. But she knows how it started. Read Story

Tangier Island prepares for long-awaited jetty construction

Tangier Island prepares for long-awaited jetty construction

  • By Jeremy Cox
  • Updated Mar 30, 2020
  • 0

Tangier Island is getting some state and federal help in its long-running battle against the Chesapeake Bay’s punishing waves. But officials s… Read Story

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Justice programs restore lives, communities, the Chesapeake Bay

Justice programs restore lives, communities, the Chesapeake Bay

  • By Donna Morelli
  • Updated Apr 14, 2020
  • 0

Behind a chain-link fence topped with razor wire, inmates tend a large plant nursery and vegetable garden. The large expanse dotted with black… Read Story


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