In the early 2000s, several bay states used market forces to cut nutrient pollution from wastewater plants and other “point ...

Toxic algae that first turned up in the York River in 2007 hasn’t merely taken hold — its bloom has exploded this summer in the Chesapeake Bay and beyond, expanding farther and lasting … ...

Toxic algae bloom killing off thousands of fish in Bay Area waters 02:29. Ten years. That's how much time the Bay Area's 37 wastewater treatment plants will have to reduce fertilizer and sewage in ...

The water quality of the Chesapeake Bay watershed has only gotten worse according to data from one study that found more dead zones and algae blooms in tributaries. The Chesapeake Bay Program ...

To reduce algal blooms and dead zones, ... These targets are now written into formal government commitments to clean up Lake Erie, the Gulf, and the Chesapeake Bay.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging pet owners to exercise caution around freshwater bodies this ...

Fish-kill instances in the Chesapeake Bay can largely be attributed to a strain of dangerous phytoplankton, a new study finds. Find out all about it. ... Algae blooms a national concern.

Justice & Health Aggressive Algae Bloom Clogged Water System, Prompting Boil Water Advisory in D.C. and Parts of Virginia Warming waters in the Chesapeake Bay and rising temperatures will make ...

Warming waters in the Chesapeake Bay and rising temperatures will make algae events more frequent, experts say. by Aman Azhar July 30th, 2024 July 30th, 2024 Share this story: ...

Chesapeake Bay's. dead zone shrinks. The Virginian-Pilot (TNS) The dead zone of the Chesapeake Bay -- sometimes covered in red and brown algae and deadly to fish -- is shrinking, according to a ...

"Events in the U.S. have cost us tens to hundreds of millions of dollars," Wenegrat said, adding that the heat waves affect bacteria levels, algae blooms and seagrass. The Chesapeake Bay isn't the ...