Despite a public outcry, Chesapeake City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday night to approve a compressor station for Virginia Natural Gas off South Military Highway near Bainbridge Boulevard. Tuesday’s ...

Now, watershed states and federal officials are back to soul searching. By the end of the year, they aim to revamp goals and ...

But critics caution that the efforts, as designed, cut off some historically Black and disadvantaged communities in South ...

Officials have released a draft Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan with revised goals, staggered deadlines and some gaps left open pending updated pollution data, aiming for a more realistic and ...

When they last signed a Chesapeake Bay cleanup agreement in 2014, officials from seven jurisdictions set ambitious targets ...

This summer's Gulf of America "dead zone" is forecast to span 5,574 square miles — about three times the size of Delaware, per National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Why it matters: Large ...

ANNAPOLIS — Analysis by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee indicates that the Bay’s blue crab population is not overfished based on current biological reference points, the ...

A bill before Congress should make it easier across the bay’s watershed to identify major sources of pollution that might respond to practical actions.

“There’s for sure dead zones,” said Redwine, 25, who is in his fourth season on the pro circuit. He has notched seven top 20 finishes and is a Bassmaster Classic qualifier.

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But President Trump's proposed budget would slash key programs.

The Chesapeake Bay’s health has taken a downturn, according to a new report card, with the estuary relegated from a “C+” to a “C” as climate extremes and runaway pollution limit restoration efforts.