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USGS shares science results from selected publications through press releases written by the USGS and in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Program. USGS results are also highlighted in the articles written by the Bay Journal staff and other media outlets. A USGS Chesapeake quarterly newsletter also provides news and reports.

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June 18, 2020

Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — June 16, 2020

June 15, 2020

A cocktail of contaminants in Chesapeake waters

Chesapeake Bay Program — by Caitlyn Johnstone — June 12, 2020

June 10, 2020

Local organizations celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness week

The Avenue News — By Kaitlin Kulich — June 4, 2020

June 3, 2020

Coronavirus victims include restoration, monitoring of Bay

Bay Journal — By Timothy B. Wheeler, Jeremy Cox & Karl Blankenship — June 3, 2020

May 20, 2020

Into Thin Air

Baltimore Magazine — By Lydia Woolever — May 20, 2020

May 15, 2020

Record rainfall degrades Chesapeake Bay’s waters, but not as much as scientists thought

WTOP — By Megan Cloherty — May 15, 2020

May 13, 2020

Record amount of freshwater impacts Bay water quality

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — May 13, 2020

May 12, 2020

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

May 4, 2020

Climate change linked to decline of smallmouth bass in Potomac

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — May 4, 2020

May 1, 2020

Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought

StateImpact Pennsylvania — by Rachel McDevitt — May 1, 2020