This category has news about environmental issues that affect the Chesapeake Bay.
MASN, the television home of the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, has announced a partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to launch a public service campaign to “Go to Bat for the Bay.” The network will launch a series of … Continued
On May 27, 2010, Chesapeake Bay Foundation President Will Baker issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s announcement that the federal government is cancelling sales of leases to drill for oil and natural gas off the Virginia coast. “We … Continued
Maryland has announced the launch of StreamHealth, a website to help Marylanders learn about the health of their streams and take action to improve them. The site provides resources for citizens, grassroots organizations, schools and scout groups to survey their … Continued
Maryland released its annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card on May 18, 2010. The Chesapeake Bay showed broad water quality improvements in 2009, receiving its highest mark since 2002 from the annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card. At the same … Continued
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are asking the public to watch for and report any diseased, dying, or dead fish on the Monocacy River. Although no dead or dying fish have … Continued