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.

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

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

Concerns are growing over possible pollution in waters near Long Point Park in southern Brevard County, where visitors reported foul odors, foam buildup, and an oily film on the surface near Sebastian ...

(AP) — The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation ... Excess nitrogen and phosphorus fuel algal blooms that can cloud the water and block sunlight from reaching ...

At the blooms’ peak, “they were actively feeding for two,” Bader said. Domoic acid crosses the placenta. None of the pregnant animals the center rescued delivered live babies, he said.

"They drive an unsustainable growth of algae, particularly nitrogen and phosphorous, and they bloom really, really quickly. And then these large, massive algae blooms die and sink to the bottom.

Researchers said there is still a great deal to learn about dangerous algae bloom, such as what drives these blooms. However, it appears to be a specific salinity and temperature range along with ...

Picture of a dead Green Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) covered with algae in Chesapeake Bay. Photo was taken by Peter McGowan of the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service in 2012 For instance, algal ...