This category has news about environmental issues that affect the Chesapeake Bay.
Community groups and local governments across Maryland have been awarded Watershed Assistance Grants totaling approximately $1.43 million. In total, 15 different counties and Baltimore City were selected to receive funding for local water quality improvement projects. The Maryland Department of … Continued
In January, 2016, Maryland Governor Hogan announced an investment of $53 million for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund and $60 million over two years for land acquisition and preservation programs. This marks the first time in state … Continued
In November, leaders from Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Izaak Walton League of America, Virginia Citizens for Water Quality, and Virginia Water Monitoring Council, and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay renewed a … Continued
Waves from moderate storms, rather than violent events such as hurricanes, inflict the most loss on coastal wetlands, according to a study by Boston University and the United States Geological Survey. The biggest cause of salt marsh erosion is waves … Continued
In October, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that small-scale geotechnical drilling was scheduled to begin in Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in preparation for a proposed interagency project to restore up to 100 acres of freshwater tidal marsh. A 2009 … Continued