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Water quality advisory issued for Rehoboth Beach
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — State environmental officials have issued a water quality advisory at Rehoboth Beach after high levels of bacteria were found in the water. Rehoboth Beach City Manager […]
Inner Harbor water quality barely passes
The water quality in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor last year was given a grade of C-minus by local environmentalists hired to gauge the viability of one of the city’s greatest assets, its waterfront.
Dewey, Ocean City rank among cleanest U.S. beaches
DEWEY BEACH, Del. — Two beaches along the Maryland and Delaware shore have made the list of the nation’s cleanest beaches. Delaware’s Dewey Beach and Maryland’s Ocean City beach have […]
Oyster group begins planting in Chesapeake
ANNAPOLIS — The Oyster Recovery Partnership says it has begun its planting season by placing 31 million oysters on nearly 10 acres in Harris Creek. The nonprofit environmental group says […]
Maryland DNR crews monitor Bay water after storms
Crews from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources went out into the Chesapeake Bay Tuesday afternoon, near Sandy Point State Park, to survey the water quality following the recent Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene. The DNR crews will test fresh water levels, change in temperatures and will also collect nutrients to test their concentrations.
West Virginia town weighs water quality vs. corporate gifts
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mayor Lucille Blum and the other elected leaders of New Martinsville thought they were doing a good thing when they banned Marcellus shale gas drilling in their […]
100K menhaden on beaches may have been dumped
OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Department of the Environment now estimates that 100,000 dead menhaden have washed up on Maryland and Delaware beaches. Department spokeswoman Dawn Stoltzfus says many of […]
Science panel assesses Chesapeake Bay restoration plan
A panel of scientists and environmentalists says the ambitious plan to restore the Chesapeake Bay faces a number of challenges to successfully achieve the massive reclamation project. They include improved […]
Chesapeake Bay grasses decline, water temps blamed
Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay, a key indicator of the health of the waterway, decreased last year with high water temperatures and poor water quality eyed as factors, researchers […]
Large fish kill reported in Chesapeake Bay
Officials say they’re investigating a large Chesapeake Bay fish kill but suspect cold weather and not water quality problems. The Maryland Department of the Environment says an estimated 2 million […]
