HARRISBURG, Pa. — At a dire point in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, some say hope is springing from an unlikely place: the state of Pennsylvania. Maryland and other states filed a ...

This USA Today Network special report explores solutions to deep threats that flow through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland as the Susquehanna River feeds the Chesapeake Bay — with life and ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY — A new bill aimed at designating the Chesapeake Bay as part of the National Parks System is gaining traction among state lawmakers. The Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S.

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are on the rebound, but environmentalists say more needs to be done to improve the health of the bay and meet upcoming goals. The Chesapeake Bay Program ...

Maryland's budget shortfall could take a major toll on the Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. The Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays trust fund has been a lifeline for projects that help clean ...

The collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge in 2024 impacted wildlife in the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has a public Baltimore oyster growing program ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The health of the Chesapeake Bay is monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency through the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Chesapeake Bay Program released a progress report ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) announced on Thursday that oyster restoration in the Bay is expected to meet their 2025 goal. 200 acre oyster restoration ...

The multi-state agreement to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, which fell short on many of its promises for 2025, will officially be amended, after a gathering of some of the bay region’s top ...

If you’ve been on the Chesapeake Bay lately you might have seen bottlenose dolphins in the water. Experts said the sightings are becoming more common, especially as the water gets warmer ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governors from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania gathered with various other officials Tuesday in what the Chesapeake Bay Program says may be the most important meeting for the ...

Finding fossils like shark teeth, crocodile teeth, whale bones and even a human bone along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is not uncommon, but two weeks ago, a Calvert County man made an amazing ...