The Chesapeake Bay Program — a regional partnership that oversees bay restoration and protection — announced Thursday that Maryland achieved its 2013 pollution reduction milestones for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment.

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States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed have made strides in reducing pollution in the nation's largest estuary, but many jurisdictions in the six-state region are falling short in implementing certain practices.

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Scientists say an indicator of the Chesapeake Bay's health — underwater grasses — has reversed a three-year downward trend.

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The General Assembly passed a bill last week that would create a task force to evaluate effects of acidification in the Chesapeake Bay and other state waters and make recommendations on how to address the issue.

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The number of oystermen cited or given warnings for having undersized oysters was at a five-year low this season, which some Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials said is the result of a particularly strong harvest.

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Virginia is defending the federal and state plan to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

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Joseph Gill's appointment as secretary of the Department of Natural Resources has cleared the Maryland Senate.

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WASHINGTON — Greenhouse gas emissions from Maryland’s power plants fell by more than 26 percent from 2010 to 2012, the sixth-largest drop in the nation during that time, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon, ...

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DOVER, Del. — Members of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council discussed options for protecting deep sea coral from being damaged by commercial fishing as the panel began a three-day meeting in Wilmington on Tuesday. The council last year initiated an ...

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A politically blue Maryland legislature didn’t score particularly well on green matters in 2013.

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