The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced on July 9, 2025, the allocation of $29 million from the ...

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

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

When cleanup plans were set for the Chesapeake Bay watershed in 2014, the six states, including Virginia, and Washington D.C.

The Easthampton Health Department has issued a public advisory for Rubber Thread Pond due to a bloom of cyanobacteria, advising contact with the water to be avoided.

Breezy Point Beach has swimming on a half-mile of sandy beach, fossil hunting and fishing throughout the summer. Umbrellas, ...

A bill before Congress should make it easier across the bay’s watershed to identify major sources of pollution that might respond to practical actions.

Climate change brings more storms and hotter water temperatures, and with them increased pollutant-laden runoff as well as algal blooms and dead zones deprived of oxygen.

The algae produces toxins that can cause illness in humans and be fatal to pets. All Halifax Regional Municipality supervised beaches are monitored for blue-green algae from July 1 to Aug. 31.

Blue-green algae can be a real buzzkill for those looking to cool off with a dip at one of Halifax's 20 supervised beaches, but new data from researchers at Dalhousie University suggests the risk ...

Henrico County will begin restoring the Hidden Creek Park stream in Eastern Henrico in July, after the county’s board ...