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Chesapeake Bay Crabs Hit Near-Record Low in 2025
The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has plummeted to 238 million in 2025, the second-lowest level since surveys began ...
Leaders of Chesapeake Bay states acknowledged they were not doing enough to meet their 2025 restoration goals. EPA chief says council may reconsider deadline.
Observers worry the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program could fall into the president’s crosshairs. The bay cleanup under Trump During his first term, Trump unsuccessfully proposed defunding the ...
After 10 years and millions of dollars spent, scientists, government officials and environmentalists agree that the latest agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay will fall short of its 2025 deadline.
The 2024 fall survey was conducted from Oct. 8 to Nov. 25 throughout the oyster-growing waters of the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Potomac River.
Chesapeake Bay’s oysters make a steady comeback. ... This fall, biologists in Maryland collected more than 300 oyster samples from the bay and tributaries, including the Potomac River, ...
Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — A cargo ship worker was rescued Monday after falling more than 10 feet from a ladder while on the Chesapeake Bay, according to Maryland State Police (MSP). Shortly after 1: ...
Observers worry the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program could fall into the president’s crosshairs. The bay cleanup under Trump During his first term, Trump unsuccessfully proposed defunding the ...
Chesapeake Bay earns barely passing grade on annual report card ... In the fall, researchers will follow up on their forecast with an assessment of the bay’s dead zone size and duration.
With its 2025 deadline a little more than three years away, environmental leaders are publicly acknowledging what’s been increasingly obvious for years — that the Chesapeake Bay region will for ...
Gates on Route 50 at Chesapeake Bay Bridge are part of elaborate new lane-closure system. MDTA to start using first-of-its-kind automated lane-closure system in the fall ...