The Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a petition Monday in Circuit Court for Cecil County challenging a permit for a proposed ...

For the fifth year in a row, the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is doing well after decades of combating drought, disease, loss of habitat and overharvesting. The Maryland Department of ...

The new testing, the result of a partnership between the county and the U.S. Geological Survey, showed pollution levels were ...

York County's new water quality data suggests significantly lower pollution levels than previously ... entering the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay. The DEP's estimate was based on ...

“For now, those actions address our concerns about pollution entering Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River, and the Chesapeake Bay. We’ll remain vigilant and continue working to prevent polluted ...

Out of more than 200 metro areas, the Bay Area is 14th worst for ozone and 6th worst for annual particle pollution. California is home to some of the most difficult air pollution problems in the ...

In the 2024 report, the Bay Area ranked fifth worst for particle pollution. This year, it improved slightly and ranks sixth, a spot it shares with the Detroit metro area. For the sixth year in a ...