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
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
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
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
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
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
Eighteen dollars and 16 cents. Read Story
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
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
For many dairy farmers in Chesapeake Bay states, the financial screws keep tightening. Read Story
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
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 didn’t fancy himself an environmental lawyer when he graduated from Yale Law School in 1971. That category didn’t exist. Read Story
When Dana Aunkst grew up in Northcentral Pennsylvania, he didn’t have to look far from home to see water quality problems. Read Story
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
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 Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who launched the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, died Wednesday at his home on the Eastern Shore. He… Read Story
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
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
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
A half-submerged tree trunk bobbed in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Read Story
The first weekend of November marked the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s 13th annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum in Shepherdstown, WV. The ev… Read Story
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
Climate change and erosion are taking steady punches at shorelines in the Chesapeake Bay region, slashing away soil and threatening the struct… Read Story
Faye Crawford Cooper didn’t lose her childhood all at once. But she knows how it started. Read Story
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
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
When he was a teenager packing for a family vacation in the Maine woods, Rich Batiuk brought along some light reading. Read Story
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s annual Environmental Awards and Taste of the Chesapeake are just around the corner! This year, our hallm… Read Story
When Larry Bannerman was a kid, he and his friends used to go crabbing in a cove off Bear Creek, a tidal tributary of the Patapsco River that … Read Story
A national wildlife refuge that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to the Chesapeake Bay may be forced to close to the public soon. Read Story
By his own admission, Col. Edward P. Chamberlayne didn’t know that much about oysters or what it took to get a permit for an oyster farm when … Read Story
Only on Smith Island would someone get choked up about a jetty, a constructed wall of stones that functions like a bulwark against waves and w… Read Story
When I sit back and think about my career — the things I’ve learned, opportunities that presented themselves and work that I’ve done — there i… Read Story
When you spend nearly 40 years working for the same employer, you are bound to experience change. Read Story
Two years ago, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay kicked off the new Businesses for the Bay Membership Association. Its mission is to encoura… Read Story
About 85 percent of Chesapeake Bay watershed residents think that people working together can fix local water quality problems. Unfortunately,… Read Story
A small stream flows out of the mountains in Lancaster County, PA, near the Berks County border, with water as clear as a freshly wiped window… Read Story
Every year between March and the first week of June, tens of thousands of volunteers come together to clean up their local communities as a pa… Read Story
What can a bunch of old oyster shells tell you about the Chesapeake Bay’s past, and maybe its future? More than you’d think, according to Alex… Read Story
It’s not always easy to be the “most famous farmer in America,” a title bestowed on Joel Salatin by the Washington Post in 2013. Read Story
While kayaking in a couple of Chesapeake Bay tributaries last fall, Nick DiPasquale experienced some good news firsthand — by nearly getting stuck. Read Story
As we start to turn the page on 2017, I wanted to brainstorm some ideas for resolutions we can share as a community for 2018. Read Story
Like most high school seniors, Cameron Evans is at the edge of change. He’s anxious about whether to major in photography or politics, annoyed… Read Story
George Hawkins doesn’t need a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate the hurdles he faced when he took the helm of DC Water in 2009. Read Story
For years, the Chizuk Amuno Congregation in suburban Baltimore had a lake it didn’t want on its front lawn. Read Story
On a warm Saturday morning this fall, more than 30 landowners gathered on a property in Baltimore County to learn a little about promoting the… Read Story
Dru Schmidt-Perkins figured she’d put two years into launching a new nonprofit in Maryland dedicated to fighting suburban sprawl. Read Story