Maryland lawmakers urge Congress to spend more on Chesapeake Bay restoration

Citing encouraging signs of improvement, five Maryland lawmakers expressed their support Wednesday for increased funding of the federally-backed Chesapeake Bay restoration program.

Board of Public Works approves purchase of Wicomico County watershed forest land

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the Department of Natural Resources’ acquisition of nearly 20 acres of forested land in Wicomico County Wednesday for $49,000. The new plot will help maintain the water quality of the Nanticoke River watershed and preserve the habitat of species endemic to forest interiors.

Lawmakers, advocates tout Chesapeake Bay education and funding bill in hearing

The bill would reauthorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay office for the first time since 2006.

Maryland lawmakers push to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a national recreation area

Lawmakers are calling for the park service to play a larger and more administerial role, especially as they strive to tell previously-untold stories about the watershed’s inhabitants.

Cardin reintroduces bipartisan bill to authorize coastal watershed habitat conservation program

The legislation is aimed at continuing conservation programs at two dozen coastal areas, including the Chesapeake Bay.

Hogan’s environment agency was underfunded and underperformed, experts say

WASHINGTON — Funding cuts and staffing shortages at the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) over the past decade have coincided with a decline in the state’s ecological health. MDE’s water-related enforcement actions and identification of major polluters plummeted during…

Maryland’s Moore seeks disaster aid for Chesapeake Bay invasive fish

In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the governor said “blue catfish are a particular concern.”

Despite cleanup efforts, Chesapeake Bay remains pollution challenge

The bay faces a long road ahead: the goal is to raise the score to at least 70 out of 100, which is a long way from the current 32. 

Justices considering extent of federal power to protect wetlands

The Supreme Court is currently deciding a case which may determine the future of wetlands around the Chesapeake Bay and across the country.

Coast Guard has new plan to move cargo ship stuck in Chesapeake Bay

The Coast Guard has announced a new plan to try to move a cargo ship that has been stuck in the Chesapeake Bay since March 13. But the ship has increased tourism to a nearby local park in Pasadena.