River sunset on during a fishing trip in the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Caroline Donovan/Integration and Application Network,UMCES) The reviews are in, and they’re not good: Commenters had stern words ...

A workboat floating on the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Jane Hawkey/Integration and Application Network, UMCES) When they last signed a Chesapeake Bay cleanup agreement in 2014, officials from seven ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY– The Chesapeake Bay Program is seeking public input on the draft revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which updates plans for reaching water quality and ecosystem goals. The ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A key Senate committee has rejected proposed White House budget cuts that would have significantly reduced funding for NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay restoration programs, according to ...

Baltimore neighborhoods inspire names for rescued sea turtles at National Aquarium **Baltimore Neighborhoods Inspire Names for Rescued Sea Turtles at National Aquarium****BALTIMORE —** Nearly ...

The Chesapeake Bay Program has announced they’re on track to exceed their goal of fully restoring the oyster habitats to 10 tributaries across Maryland and Virginia before the end of the year.

Leaders of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup are touting a back-to-basics approach in the restoration blueprint set to be finalized by the end of this year. The Chesapeake Bay Program, the state-federal ...

As the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s deadline approaches, oyster restoration in the region has met its checkpoint. In the agreement, signed more than a decade ago, 10 specific tributaries were ...

Funding to continue making progress in the Chesapeake Bay has survived the early stages of Congress’ work on 2026 spending bills. But with federal lawmakers returning to work, bay supporters cannot ...

SHADY SIDE, Md. — The sun is barely up when Bill Scerbo unties the lines on his aging crabber and turns its bow toward open water. He and his deckhand are heading out to check crab traps in the ...

The Trump administration has moved to slash funding for agencies that assist with bay clean-up, including the EPA, the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — ...