A coalition of environmental groups and foundations has made a goal of adding 10 billion oysters to the Chesapeake Bay over the next several years.

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Maryland took another step toward resolving the pollution crisis at the Conowingo Dam, awarding a contract Thursday for a demonstration project to remove sediment that overflows the dam and pollutes the Chesapeake Bay. Northgate-Dutra Joint Venture won the contract, issued ...

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A nonprofit publication covering the Chesapeake Bay is appealing the Environmental Protection Agency’s termination of a multi-year grant supporting its production and suing over a failure to provide requested records pertaining to the decision. In August, the EPA notified Bay Journal ...

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Interstate fishing regulators are deciding whether they want to change the way they manage a tiny fish that plays a critical role in the ocean's food chain.

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Gov. Larry Hogan Tuesday said the state will move forward with plans to find a solution to sediment that has built up behind the Conowingo dam and is polluting the Chesapeake Bay. Hogan, in an announcement at the dam following a ...

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A boat ride and ladder climb could be part of your commute to a wood-floored Maryland home on the Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Sun reported on Tuesday that a lighthouse first lit in 1873 is being auctioned online. The Craighill Channel ...

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ANNAPOLIS— Maryland officials are clarifying that a study on building and paying for a third span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is on schedule. The Daily Times reports the Maryland Transportation Authority is conducting a $5 million study on paying for ...

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ANNAPOLIS — An annual report has found the overall population of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has declined and it recommends limiting the number harvested in the fall. The annual Blue Crab Advisory Report was released Monday. It was ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Reef balls are being planted on the Tilghman Reef this week. The Coastal Conservation Association Maryland and the group’s northern Virginia chapter is scheduled to plant 140 reef balls west of Tilghman Island in Talbot County on Wednesday. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Leaders of states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed called Thursday for continued federal support of the nation’s largest estuary. The Chesapeake Executive Council signed a resolution urging federal support and also elected Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan as its ...

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